Cruel practice - SATI!
In old times, in India, it was believed that the meaning of a woman’s life ceases with the death of her husband. Although, many sections of Indian society still comtinue to wipe out colour completely from her life by breaking her bangles, wiping off her bindi and making her adorn white robes; in the past, she was forced to jump into the burning funeral pyre of her husband and sacrifice her life. This practice, known as the Sati, was cruelly practiced for many years. Women whose husbands died in war, willingly jumped into the pyre out of fear of the enemy molesting them! Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Indian socialist, did great help to the women of the country in protesting for reforms and abolishing this evil practice.