The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c9.94

c9.94

Since 1861 A. D., no case has occurred of a public legal Satī. During the subsequent years some Hindu widows, who intensely believed that it was their bounden religious duty to accompany their husbands, have tried to ascend their funeral pyres, but have been usually prevented from achieving their object by the public and the Police. Such cases are now very rare; we occasionally hear of them once in a decade.