Question

Sati system was abolished by

• A. Lord Warren Hastings
• B. Lord Wellesley
• C. Lord William Bentick
• D. Lord Ripon

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Lord William Bentick

• The meaning of Sati is ‘holy and virtuous woman.’

• In Hindu rituals, the marriage is considered as Sanskar which means ‘relation of spirits.’

• The Brahmins of the 18th century used to believe that if a woman becomes Sati, seven generations of his husband will achieve heaven. It was quite famous among highly reputed Brahmins, Kshatriya and Rajputs.

• Few conscious rulers of India also tried to abolish this system, Akbar was one of them.

• Marathas entirely abolished this system in the state.

• Portuguese and French also tried to abolish this system in Goa and Chandranagar respectively.

• It was Raja Ram Mohan Roy who started his campaign against Sati practice.

• The Bengal Sati Regulation, or Regulation XVII (17), A.D. 1829 of the Bengal Code was a legal act promulgated in British India under East India Company rule by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentick who banned the practice of Sati system.