Looks like a good inspiration for mr billy's campaign. On 12/4/09, Dr. Ernie Prabhakar <[email protected]> wrote: > A fascinating story of the intersection between Christianity and Hinduism... > > -- Ernie P. > > http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/wiliam-carey-played-significant-role-in-abolishing-sati-system/4906.htm > > "Carey was a great social reformer. When he witnessed Sati, the worst evil > which prevailed at that time, he was horrified and dismayed," says Dr. > Lalchungnunga, the principal of Serampore College, the oldest ecumenical > organisation in India, founded by missionaries Joshua Marshman, William > Carey and William Ward in 1827. > > "The ‘Serampore Trio’ joined other social reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, > and each on their own capacities vied to abolish this inhuman practice," he > told Christian Today. > > It was not an easy road. Carey came through a lot of pressure and agitation > by traditional Hindus who validated the act by citing ancient Hindu > scriptures. > > "But, Carey was not to give up. He studied the Vedas and sacred texts for > months to be fully conversant to debate the learned pundits," says > Lalchungnunga. > > "Carey finally with the same Vedas proved that their scriptures never > sanctioned it. He persistently battled against it till it was banned in > 1829," he added. > > During his campaign against Sati, Carey found that nearly 300 widows were > burnt alive around Calcutta and 10,000 all over India within a short span of > time. > > Sadly, the Hindu practise of polygamy compounded the problem even more. On > one occasion Carey documented 33 wives of one man burned alive at his > funeral. This practise made children orphaned without both father and > mother. > > Carey fought against all these, publishing articles and books, resolutely > opposing this gory practise. > > See also: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Mohan_Roy#Religious_reforms_of_Rammohan
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