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Give a note on Sati.
Short/Brief Note
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Solution
- Sati was a social evil that prevailed in Indian Society especially among the Rajputs,
- The feudal society of the time encouraged “sati” which meant self-immolation of the widow on the funeral pyre of her husband.
- Earlier it was a voluntary act but later by the relatives forced the widow to sit on the funeral pyre.
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