The British Empire banned this ancient practice #india #britishempire #history #education #napier

[blakjak]

People need to understand, not all customs and culture need to be protected.

[cliffstar]

"We hang them and confiscate all their property" was probably the part that got him...

[goldpltd]

That was the perfect response if I've ever heard one.

[Kalterkard]

"Can we burn widows?"
"Fuck no."

[niharranjanmishra]

There is a witch.

Brits: where is my match box.

[thetechnocrat]

As an Indian, I am in complete agreement with Sir Charles Napier. Based man!

[parrsaw]

This is the kind of answer that I think about in shower after a brutal argument.

[zacksrandomprojects]

Imagine how happy that 1st widow was after that law was passed...

[Aaron-zhkj]

Absolutely, the history of colonialism is filled with atrocities and using local peoples and destroying amoral, historical traditions, but there are also moments like this. History is complicated. Period. Don’t be one sided and blind in one eye when telling it. We need to know all of it.

[vedashri]

Raja ram mohan roy started to raise voice against the sati practice. Out of millions/billions of hindu's in India sati cases were reported in almost 120-150, majority of which in west Bengal and with the help of british he banned this practice.
Hinduism never talked about sati, infact there are verses in hindu text with encourage marriage of widow.
Example:
Naradha smriti 12.97
Parashara smriti 4.28
Garuda purana 1.107.28
Agni purana 154.4-7

[dbacksfan]

Imagine presenting that argument “we burn widows bro. Its what we do”

[azael]

As a indian i can say this was definitely a valid take

[krishnamohan]

I am an Indian and yes banning Sati was one of the few things they have my full support for.

[Cupid_Stunt]

Wonder how many women were spared an absolutely horrendously painful end?

[marksadventures]

There's a pub in Blackburn Lancashire called the Sir Charles Napier. I don't know if Napier was from Blackburn though.

[patriotproductions]

Brittish we’re far from perfect, but damn they were 100 percent in the right on this one.

[thebeautifulones]

When I die I expect my ex girlfriends to fling themselves onto the flames of my funeral pyre in fits of sorrow.

[MariekeNoa]

"You werent told this in school"
My teacher who actually likes their job and did tell us.

[anishapoorwakispotta]

While i appreciate this video let's not forget the actual man who advocated for this ban - Ram Mohan Roy

[paddyhalligan]

“You build your funeral pyre and I will build a gallows”