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Sati

  • Eight persons accused in India’s last known sati case acquitted by Jaipur court

    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’

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Shia Board wants a strict law against triple talaq like the one that criminalises sati

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 18, 2017 · 07:52 am