The meaning of Sati is ‘holy and virtuous woman.’ In Hindu rituals the marriage is considered as Sanskar which means ‘relation of spirits.’ The Brahmins of the 18th century used to believe that if a woman becomes Sati, seven generations of his husband will achieve the heaven. It was quite famous among highly reputed Brahmins, Kshatriya and Rajputs. Few conscious rulers of India also tried to abolish this system, Akbar was one of them. Marathas fully abolished this system in the state. Portuguese and French also tried to abolish this system in Goa and Chandranagar respectively. It was Raja Ram Mohan Roy who started his campaign against Sati practice. The Bengal Sati Regulation, or Regulation XVII (17), AD. 1829 of the Bengal Code was a legal act promulgated in British India under East India Company rule by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck which banned the practice of Sati system. ....Read more