Lord William Bentinck with the support of Raja Rammohan Roy abolished the practice of ______.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Sati

Key Points

Sati:-
- It is the name of an ancient Indian practice where women would die in the pyre of her dead husband.
- The practice was voluntary but most of the time, it was involuntary.
- If a woman had no surviving children who could support her, she was pressured to accept sati.
- Lord William Bentinck with the support of Raja Rammohan Roy abolished the practice of Sati.
- Bentinck passed the Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829.
  - He issued Regulation XVII declaring Sati to be illegal and punishable in criminal courts.
  - The ban was met by uproar because many people supported Sati at the time.
  - The matter went to the Privy Council in London.

Additional Information

Polyandry:-
- It is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time.
- It is contrasted with polygyny, involving one male and two or more females.
- Polyandry is a rare form of marriage, but it is practiced in some parts of the world, including the Tibetan Plateau, Nepal, and the Marquesas Islands.