Sati practice was banned in India by the British administration in 1829 through the Bengal Sati Regulation Act. This came after sustained efforts by social reformers and British officials to abolish this practice, which involved the self-immolation of widows on their husband's funeral pyres.
Sati pratha was banned in India in 1829 by the British government.
Lord William Penting the Viceroy of India
sati pratha
Sati...Satya Ki Shakti ended on 2006-10-06.
Raja ram mohan ray ended the sati pratha, though it was a old tradition but it was full of cruel act and against humanity, and the stage of women in india, so we should thankfull to raja ram mohan ray...also there was a british lord willium benting who supported to end sati pratha.
Raja ram mohan ray ended the sati pratha, though it was a old tradition but it was full of cruel act and against humanity, and the stage of women in India, so we should thankfull to raja ram mohan ray...also there was a british lord willium benting who supported to end sati pratha.
Lord Bentinck
william Bentinck
lord william bentenck
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.
The practice of Sati was banned in India by Lord William Bentinck in 1829 through the Bengal Sati Regulation Act. This law made the act of Sati, where widows would self-immolate on their husband's funeral pyre, illegal in British India.
Untouchability, Sati Pratha, Female Infanticide, Domestic Violence, Child Marriage, etc. (Any person would know the answer to this!) --------By Avni Mehta