Re: [FairfieldLife] India Bans Widow Burning
From: "Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 3:06 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] India Bans Widow Burning WTF is this world coming to! Tell me about it. The next heretical insult that the West perpetrates on India (The Home Of All Knowledge) is that they're going to try to make it illegal to roast marshmallows over the burning wife's corpse. From: eustace10679 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 3:47 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] India Bans Widow Burning BBC World Service - Witness Available now : 10 minutes In I988 India passed a law that made it a criminal offence to help anyone perform Sati, the ancient Hindu custom of a woman being burned alive on the funeral pyre of her dead husband. Witness has been speaking to Ranjana Kumari, who helped to push through the change in legislation. (Photo: drawing from 1850 of an Indian woman practising the tradition of Sati in which she burns herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre. Credit: Getty Images.) India Bans Widow Burning, Witness - BBC World Service || |||| India Bans Widow Burning, Witness - BBC World Service In I988 India passed a law that made it a criminal offence to help anyone commit Sati|| ||Preview by Yahoo| || #yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723 -- #yiv4073375723ygrp-mkp {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:10px 0;padding:0 10px;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723ygrp-mkp hr {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723ygrp-mkp #yiv4073375723hd {color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:700;line-height:122%;margin:10px 0;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723ygrp-mkp #yiv4073375723ads {margin-bottom:10px;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723ygrp-mkp .yiv4073375723ad {padding:0 0;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723ygrp-mkp .yiv4073375723ad p {margin:0;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723ygrp-mkp .yiv4073375723ad a {color:#ff;text-decoration:none;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723ygrp-sponsor #yiv4073375723ygrp-lc {font-family:Arial;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723ygrp-sponsor #yiv4073375723ygrp-lc #yiv4073375723hd {margin:10px 0px;font-weight:700;font-size:78%;line-height:122%;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723ygrp-sponsor #yiv4073375723ygrp-lc .yiv4073375723ad {margin-bottom:10px;padding:0 0;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723actions {font-family:Verdana;font-size:11px;padding:10px 0;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723activity {background-color:#e0ecee;float:left;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;padding:10px;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723activity span {font-weight:700;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723activity span:first-child {text-transform:uppercase;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723activity span a {color:#5085b6;text-decoration:none;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723activity span span {color:#ff7900;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723activity span .yiv4073375723underline {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv4073375723 .yiv4073375723attach {clear:both;display:table;font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;padding:10px 0;width:400px;}#yiv4073375723 .yiv4073375723attach div a {text-decoration:none;}#yiv4073375723 .yiv4073375723attach img {border:none;padding-right:5px;}#yiv4073375723 .yiv4073375723attach label {display:block;margin-bottom:5px;}#yiv4073375723 .yiv4073375723attach label a {text-decoration:none;}#yiv4073375723 blockquote {margin:0 0 0 4px;}#yiv4073375723 .yiv4073375723bold {font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;}#yiv4073375723 .yiv4073375723bold a {text-decoration:none;}#yiv4073375723 dd.yiv4073375723last p a {font-family:Verdana;font-weight:700;}#yiv4073375723 dd.yiv4073375723last p span {margin-right:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:700;}#yiv4073375723 dd.yiv4073375723last p span.yiv4073375723yshortcuts {margin-right:0;}#yiv4073375723 div.yiv4073375723attach-table div div a {text-decoration:none;}#yiv4073375723 div.yiv4073375723attach-table {width:400px;}#yiv4073375723 div.yiv4073375723file-title a, #yiv4073375723 div.yiv4073375723file-title a:active, #yiv4073375723 div.yiv4073375723file-title a:hover, #yiv4073375723 div.yiv4073375723file-title a:visited {text-decoration:none;}#yiv4073375723 div.yiv4073375723photo-title a, #yiv4073375723 div.yiv4073375723photo-title a:active, #yiv4073375723 div.yiv4073375723photo-title a:hover, #yiv4073375723 div.yiv4073375723photo-title a:visited {text-decoration:none;}#yiv4073375723 div#yiv4073375723ygrp-mlmsg #yiv4073375723ygrp-msg p a span.yiv4073375723yshortcuts {font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:normal;}#yiv4073375723 .yiv4073375723green {color:#628c2a;}#yiv4073375723 .yiv4073375723MsoNormal {margin:0 0 0 0;}#yiv4073375723 o {font-size:0;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723photos div {float:left;width:72px;}#yiv4073375723 #yiv4073375723photos div div {border:1px solid #66;height:62px;overflo
Re: [FairfieldLife] India Bans Widow Burning
WTF is this world coming to! From: eustace10679 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 3:47 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] India Bans Widow Burning BBC World Service - Witness Available now : 10 minutes In I988 India passed a law that made it a criminal offence to help anyone perform Sati, the ancient Hindu custom of a woman being burned alive on the funeral pyre of her dead husband. Witness has been speaking to Ranjana Kumari, who helped to push through the change in legislation. (Photo: drawing from 1850 of an Indian woman practising the tradition of Sati in which she burns herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre. Credit: Getty Images.) India Bans Widow Burning, Witness - BBC World Service || |||| India Bans Widow Burning, Witness - BBC World Service In I988 India passed a law that made it a criminal offence to help anyone commit Sati|| ||Preview by Yahoo| || #yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569 -- #yiv2597982569ygrp-mkp {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:10px 0;padding:0 10px;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569ygrp-mkp hr {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569ygrp-mkp #yiv2597982569hd {color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:700;line-height:122%;margin:10px 0;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569ygrp-mkp #yiv2597982569ads {margin-bottom:10px;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569ygrp-mkp .yiv2597982569ad {padding:0 0;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569ygrp-mkp .yiv2597982569ad p {margin:0;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569ygrp-mkp .yiv2597982569ad a {color:#ff;text-decoration:none;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569ygrp-sponsor #yiv2597982569ygrp-lc {font-family:Arial;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569ygrp-sponsor #yiv2597982569ygrp-lc #yiv2597982569hd {margin:10px 0px;font-weight:700;font-size:78%;line-height:122%;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569ygrp-sponsor #yiv2597982569ygrp-lc .yiv2597982569ad {margin-bottom:10px;padding:0 0;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569actions {font-family:Verdana;font-size:11px;padding:10px 0;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569activity {background-color:#e0ecee;float:left;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;padding:10px;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569activity span {font-weight:700;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569activity span:first-child {text-transform:uppercase;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569activity span a {color:#5085b6;text-decoration:none;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569activity span span {color:#ff7900;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569activity span .yiv2597982569underline {text-decoration:underline;}#yiv2597982569 .yiv2597982569attach {clear:both;display:table;font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;padding:10px 0;width:400px;}#yiv2597982569 .yiv2597982569attach div a {text-decoration:none;}#yiv2597982569 .yiv2597982569attach img {border:none;padding-right:5px;}#yiv2597982569 .yiv2597982569attach label {display:block;margin-bottom:5px;}#yiv2597982569 .yiv2597982569attach label a {text-decoration:none;}#yiv2597982569 blockquote {margin:0 0 0 4px;}#yiv2597982569 .yiv2597982569bold {font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;}#yiv2597982569 .yiv2597982569bold a {text-decoration:none;}#yiv2597982569 dd.yiv2597982569last p a {font-family:Verdana;font-weight:700;}#yiv2597982569 dd.yiv2597982569last p span {margin-right:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:700;}#yiv2597982569 dd.yiv2597982569last p span.yiv2597982569yshortcuts {margin-right:0;}#yiv2597982569 div.yiv2597982569attach-table div div a {text-decoration:none;}#yiv2597982569 div.yiv2597982569attach-table {width:400px;}#yiv2597982569 div.yiv2597982569file-title a, #yiv2597982569 div.yiv2597982569file-title a:active, #yiv2597982569 div.yiv2597982569file-title a:hover, #yiv2597982569 div.yiv2597982569file-title a:visited {text-decoration:none;}#yiv2597982569 div.yiv2597982569photo-title a, #yiv2597982569 div.yiv2597982569photo-title a:active, #yiv2597982569 div.yiv2597982569photo-title a:hover, #yiv2597982569 div.yiv2597982569photo-title a:visited {text-decoration:none;}#yiv2597982569 div#yiv2597982569ygrp-mlmsg #yiv2597982569ygrp-msg p a span.yiv2597982569yshortcuts {font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:normal;}#yiv2597982569 .yiv2597982569green {color:#628c2a;}#yiv2597982569 .yiv2597982569MsoNormal {margin:0 0 0 0;}#yiv2597982569 o {font-size:0;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569photos div {float:left;width:72px;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569photos div div {border:1px solid #66;height:62px;overflow:hidden;width:62px;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569photos div label {color:#66;font-size:10px;overflow:hidden;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;width:64px;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569reco-category {font-size:77%;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569reco-desc {font-size:77%;}#yiv2597982569 .yiv2597982569replbq {margin:4px;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569ygrp-actbar div a:first-child {margin-right:2px;padding-right:5px;}#yiv2597982569 #yiv2597982569ygrp-mlmsg
[FairfieldLife] India Bans Widow Burning
BBC World Service - Witness Available now : 10 minutes In I988 India passed a law that made it a criminal offence to help anyone perform Sati, the ancient Hindu custom of a woman being burned alive on the funeral pyre of her dead husband. Witness has been speaking to Ranjana Kumari, who helped to push through the change in legislation. (Photo: drawing from 1850 of an Indian woman practising the tradition of Sati in which she burns herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre. Credit: Getty Images.) India Bans Widow Burning, Witness - BBC World Service http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02g37r2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02g37r2 India Bans Widow Burning, Witness - BBC World Service http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02g37r2 In I988 India passed a law that made it a criminal offence to help anyone commit Sati http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02g37r2 Preview by Yahoo