In 1829, the British Empire banned the practice of Sati in India – a Hindu ritual in which a widow was burned alive on her deceased husband’s funeral pyre [2048 x 1542]
In 1829, the British Empire banned the practice of Sati in India – a Hindu ritual in which a widow was burned alive on her deceased husband’s funeral pyre [2048 x 1542]
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I’ve heard it was old and not in practice by 1829c. Something the Raj created to make takeover taste better.
Nasty
Failing to include the likes of Charles Napier in this, is in fact a tragic omission.
‘After the ban, [Balochi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baloch_people) priests in the [Sindh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sindh) region complained to the British Governor, [Charles Napier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_James_Napier) about what they claimed was a meddlement in a sacred custom of their nation. Napier replied:’
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The British did a lot of nasty shit in India, but not everything was bad. Christ, what a practice.