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==Criticisms==

==Criticisms==

===Sati===

===Sati===

''Sati'' was a practice during the medieval period whereby Hindu widows were forcefully burned to death by family members of the husband. This practice was abolished in the 19th century by the efforts of Ram Mohan Roy and Lord William Bentinck.

''Sati'' was a practice during the medieval period whereby Hindu widows were forcefully burned to death by family members of the husband. This practice was based upon a misinterpretation of Hindu scriptures and was abolished in the 19th century by the efforts of Ram Mohan Roy and Lord William Bentinck.

===Caste system===

===Caste system===