Every time that guns are brought out blazing against the Hindu way of life over television debates, the two usual topics stay the same: the first, casteism and the second, Sati Pratha. The first has been talked about in detail over various articles, showing that the caste-tribe network was an imposition on the prevailing Jati-Varna system, which existed with a much different purpose and in a much different manner, and led to the marginalization of these communities. The second of these, namely Sati Pratha , has not only not been decoded in such a great depth but also, more often than not, one is led to believe that it was a forceful practice meant to embolden patriarchy, that was only abolished by a chosen few messiahs with the cause of ending suffering for women, namely the Roy-Bentinck pair (implying special British help), without the will of the society at large, that suddenly completely wiped the practice out. None of these phrases in the last sentence, I emphasize none, are the
यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः