In various continents, cultures abound, each having spiritual and socio-economic implications. In many societies, these cultures have harmed the populace, leading to its ban.

In this article, We are going to talk about an ancient culture that has been practiced in India and tell you about other countries that adopted it, but first, let’s talk about what is SATI?


SATI also called Suttee, is a practice among Hindu communities where a recently widowed woman, either voluntarily or by force, immolates herself on her deceased husband’s pyre. The woman who immolates herself is, hence, called a Sati which is also interpreted as a ‘chaste woman’ or a ‘good and devoted wife’.

What is the purpose of Sati?

According to ancient Hindu customs, sati symbolised closure to a marriage. It is a voluntary act in and a sign of being a dutiful wife. A woman willingly follows her husband to the afterlife. It was, therefore, considered to be the greatest form of devotion of a wife towards her d**d husband.

Sati or suttee is an ancient Indian practice in which a widow gets herself burnt to ashes during her late husband’s funeral pyre.

became forcefully practised between the 15th and 18th century. Interestingly, unlike the families of the Kshatriya, the women of the Brahmin caste were excluded from this practice because the Brahmins believed that because they belonged to this caste (also regarded as a high caste), their caste allowed them naturally attain purity hence there was no need to perform Sati.

While Sati spread to Russia, Fiji and Vietnam, some historians claim that this practice might not have been indigenous to India but brought to them from some other cultures like Scythian invaders earlier in their history.

If the man had several wives, only one of the wives, his preferred was granted the privilege of being immolated with him. The wife who performed this was also envied by the others and her family was treated with respect.

Widows who refused to die with their deceased were pressured into
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There was a culture but I doubt its still practised.

Nonsense