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Sati
Eight persons accused in India’s last known sati case acquitted by Jaipur court
Scroll Staff
· Oct 10, 2024 · 05:04 pm
How Nicoló Manucci, the Venetian who settled in India, saw and reported incidents of ‘Sati’
Marco Moneta
· Nov 15, 2021 · 08:30 am
The Daily Fix: By rewriting textbooks to mix science with religion, Rajasthan is hurting students
Shoaib Daniyal
· Nov 22, 2018 · 09:30 am
Decades after India outlawed sati, a temple to a victim in Bundelkhand draws scores of devotees
Khabar Lahariya
· Apr 07, 2018 · 12:30 pm
From Roop Kanwar’s sati to opposing ‘Padmaavat’, Rajput honour has always involved repressing women
Mrinal Pande
· Jan 29, 2018 · 08:00 am
Video: Not everyone back in the 10th century considered Sati as an act of valour
Neelima
· Dec 04, 2017 · 05:29 pm
Shia Board wants a strict law against triple talaq like the one that criminalises sati
Scroll Staff
· Apr 18, 2017 · 07:52 am
