WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sati or suttee is a historical Hindu practice in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband’s funeral pyre.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sati (also called suttee) is the practice among some Hindu communities by which a recently widowed woman either voluntarily or by use of force or coercion commits suicide as a result of her husband’s death. The best known form of sati is when a woman burns to death on her husband’s funeral pyre.

Detailed explanation-3: -Once sati had permeated the other castes in India, the act became increasingly common. The reason for practicing sati was that a wife who burned herself on the pyre, whether willingly or unwillingly, created honour for her family. Along with her flesh, the sins committed by her husband would be burned away too.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ancient Hindu tradition called sati, wherein a widow would throw herself on her husband’s pyre and burn to death, was initially a voluntary act considered courageous and heroic, but it later became a forced practice. Although sati is now banned all over India, it has a dark history.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct option is B Sati. The practice of having a widow immolate herself in the funeral pyre of her husband called sati.