Hardcover, Rupsa Roy, A Novel Based on the Sati Pratha in Old India
The book aims to shed light on women who had to live their lives under the shadow of death and end their lives by the fire, alongside their dead husbands. The practice of sati had been a part of Hindu customs since ages, although such a practice was non- existent in ancient india. The book tries to explore what the women must have had to live through, until the sati regulation act was passed in December, 1829.
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Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Genre: Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Novel
Publishers: The Cafe Table