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==Criticisms==

==Criticisms==

===Sati===

===Sati===

''Sati'' was a practice during the medieval period whereby still-in-love Hindu widows jumped into the funeral pyre for the their husbands(together till death). It was developed in a blatant misinterpretation of their scriptures. In modern times, family members of the husband forced widows to burn to death. Thus this practice was abolished in the 19th century by the efforts of Ram Mohan Roy and Lord William Bentinck.

Sati is an old practice, it's practice is forbidden by the Hindu scriptures in Kali Yuga, the present age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hinduism.iskcon.org/lifestyle/903.htm |title= Heart of Hinduism Other Social Issues |date= |accessdate=2013-09-13}}</ref> In this practice the widow was immolated alive on her husband's funeral pyre, allthough the practice was made as per the agreement of the widow. However during the islamic invasion of Indian subcontinent, this practice revived, as rapes, abduction were normally carried out by Islamic invaders.<ref>"A Place at the Multicultural Table: The Development of an American Hinduism" by Prema Kurien, p. 171</ref><ref>"The Danger of Gender: Caste, Class and Gender in Contemporary Indian Women's Writing" by Clara Nubile, p.9</ref> To this day, the practice remains illegal in India.

===Caste system===

===Caste system===