Lord William Bentick
Lord Bentinck
Lord William Cavendish Bentinck
Sati practice was abolished by the British colonial government in India through legislative measures enacted from 1829 to 1832. Lord William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India at the time, played a key role in banning this practice, which involved the immolation of widows on their husband's funeral pyre.
Sati was officially abolished in India in the year 1829 through the Bengal Sati Regulation Act introduced by Lord William Bentinck. This act made the practice of sati illegal and punishable by law.
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy abolished the evil practice of sati. he not only abolished this practice but also did many other works for the uplistment of women; he set up brahmo samaj in 1828 etc etc..
william Bentinck
lord William bentinck
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lord william bentenck
The sati system was officially abolished in India by the British authorities through legislation called the Bengal Sati Regulation in 1829. This regulation made it illegal for widows to be forced or coerced into self-immolation on their husbands' funeral pyres.