Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s3.13
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s3.13
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c11.s3.13
In the process of finally abolishing *satī* by legislation, Governor- General Lord William Bentinck “consulted several persons, one of whom was naturally Rammohun Roy who was known to be a great fighter against the evil. But to Bentinck’s utter surprise Rammohun opposed the proposal to stop the evil by legislation”.³⁷ Roy perhaps did so because he was confident in the inherent capability of Hinduism to resuscitate and reform itself.