Sati

Sati

This term refer to an old Hindu practise prevalent during the time of Guru Nanak when the widows of husband would throw themselves into the funeral pyre of their dead husband as a sacrifice. The Sikhs Gurus preached against this practise and as a result this practise has been almost completely being eradicated from India.

The term is also extended to refer to the widow herself and is often written using the old English spelling of suttee. Although the practise was supposed to be voluntary, it has been known often be enforced on the widow by various social pressures, emotional and also by the use of drugs.

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