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In Sikar, India’s last sati village, chorus for temple trumps fear of police action
October 14, 2024 5:41 pm
In 1987, an 18-year-old Roop Kanwar is said to have committed sati. Recently, nearly four decades later, eight persons were acquitted in connection with glorifying the act. In Divrala, locals say a temple for Roop will change the fortunes of the village.
37 years ago, Roop Kanwar’s death marked India’s last sati case. Now, 8 accused of glorifying the act are acquitted
October 10, 2024 6:44 am
Court notes that the prosecution could not prove its case beyond doubt
India’s last known case of sati: ‘She ceased to be a woman... was a Goddess’
September 22, 2019 6:49 am
18-year-old Roop Kanwar remains India’s last known case of sati, her death stunning a nation and forcing a rewrite of its laws. 32 years later, as the last of the cases associated with her death winds its way through a Jaipur court, two Rajasthan villages keep her alive, in photos, and as a “devi” who will be worshipped
Reform, Despite Nay-Sayers
June 16, 2017 6:00 pm
The history of the abolition of sati is instructive for the triple talaq debate
Cops rule out ‘Sati’ after woman’s mysterious death
April 03, 2015 1:38 am
On Monday afternoon, Usha’s partially burnt body was found near her husband’s funeral pyre.
Suspected case of Sati in Latur, woman's body found from husband's funeral pyre
April 01, 2015 10:56 pm
Within hours of Tukaram's funeral, Usha had gone missing after the last rites were performed on her husband.
Spiralling trend
January 09, 2014 9:56 pm
The perspective of what's good and convenient for rural women cannot be decided by urban women or by politicians who want to do good.
The Power of Three
August 08, 2013 12:16 am
Stories of three women and their struggles come together on stage as part of an ongoing theatre festival in the city
Bride burning deserves death penalty: SC
November 04, 2010 12:41 am
Bride burning is a crime which deserves the death sentence because of the extreme depravity of mind.
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