Sati pratha:

Sati Pratha , once deeply embedded in the cultural fabric of Hindu societies, stands today as a testament to the power dynamics and societal pressures that can perpetuate harmful practices. History of Sati Pratha , सती प्रथा भारतीय इतिहास का एक ऐसा बदनुमा दाग है जिसने न जाने कितनी ही निर्दोष महिलाओं को जीवित ही मृत्यु की सैया तक पहुँचाया था। Written by Sulaiman Razvi Sati Pratha is a Hindu practice where the wife ascends the funeral pyre of her husband and gives up her life. The word Sati may have been derived from the name of Shiva’s wife. Sati , also called Dakshayani, was one of the daughters of Prasuti and Daksha. She loved Shiva, but her father Daksha forbade her marriage to Shiva. She married Shiva anyway, and Daksha got revenge by not inviting Shiva to a festival during his absence. Sati killed herself by self-immolation ... The ancient Hindu tradition called sati , wherein a widow would throw herself on her husband’s pyre and burn to death, was initially a voluntary act considered courageous and heroic, but it later became a forced practice. Although sati is now banned all over India, it has a dark history. Culture Trip reports on this old Hindu tradition.