GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Lord William Bentinck became the Governor-General of India in 1828. He helped Raja Rammohan Roy to suppress many prevalent social evils like Sati, polygamy, child marriage and female infanticide. Lord Bentinck passed the law banning Sati throughout the Company’s jurisdiction in British India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Raja Rammohan Roy was a social reformer who played a significant role in abolishing Sati. It was then abolished by Lord William Bentinck, who declared Sati a punishable offence in 1829.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was due to the efforts of Raja Ram mohan Roy that Lord William Bentick abolished Sati system in 1829 by declaring it an offence. It advocated freedom of the press and condemned any restriction imposed on it by the Government. It supported widow-remarriage and the education of girls.