The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c9.92
The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c9.92
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c9.92
The credit for the suppression of the Satī custom belongs, however, undoubtedly to Lord Bentick, who resolved to take the step in spite of the almost general opposition of his subordinate English officers. Enlightened Hindu opinion came to support him only when he had promulgated the regulation. Left to itself, it would certainly have taken a few decades more to stamp out the custom.