Sati is the traditional Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
Describes the history of this practice, the origins, and recent history.
Includes a number of drawings by the Flemish artist Baltazard Solvyns from the eighteenth and ninet...
An extract from a work by Shakuntala Rao Shastri. Includes early history of the practice, and the w...
Article and a collection of references.