Can somebody put some more light (not fire) on this !!! The question now is who is right n who is wrong??? n also let the list grow.....
Cheers Seb ----- Original Message ----- From: halur rasho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet]Playing with FIRE Yes this is a common practice in India. In fact it is a crime not to commit sati under the indian penal code, and a widow can be sentenced to 10 years RI for not doing so. ----- Original Message ----- From: ACC GENERAL - CYPRIANO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 3:57 PM Subject: FW: [Goanet]Playing with FIRE Hi Seby, Performing 'Sati" has been abolished long time back by Raja Ram Mohan Roy if I am not mistaken. I don't think it is still existing. But setting fire to daughter in laws nowadays for want of dowry and then changing the whole scene as an accident, I can fully agree with. Even in their marriages "Muhurt" - the couple take rounds by keeping "agni" fire in the middle while their Bhattji saying those mantras, which is a common scene in a Hindi movie. Is it "Agni Sakshi"? Cypriano (Riyadh, KSA) -----Original Message----- From: Seb dc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Playing with FIRE Another one Alphonso, They create Sati; jumping into the FIRE after her husbands death! But is it a practice still??? - Seb > >I was watching the closing ceremony of the just concluded Afro-Asian >Games-2003 at Hydreabad, last weekend. >And the conclusion I came to is 'India is the only country that plays with >FIRE'. >The closing function started with the Mashal Dance which had hundreds of >young & old dancing at the stadium to a rhythmic beats. Some had fire in the >hands, some had it on their heads and some were blowing fire from mouths. > >Besides these games... India does play with fire. >They burn wives for dowry. >They burn brothers in the name of Religion. >At the end of any cricket game -you'll see burning of Cards/plastic bottles >in the stadiums. >And then, (Sacred ?) fire for the final rituals of a dead body. >Any more could be added by you........ (let the list grow) !! > >Besides the fire ...i.e. Pakistan, India indeed plays with fire!! > >- Alfonso Bond Braganza > Mapusa Goa. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ########################################################################## ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
