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Sati: Facts and Fiction

About this Course

This Course provides a detailed history of Sati in India. Sati is one of the most controversial topics when it comes to discussing social issues in India. During the British Raj, many harrowing tales of burning widows on pyres of their husbands became common in the West. Were these tales mere concoction of the British? Or was there any truth in them? How much of these legends are true?

Dr. Meenakshi Jain, for the first time, makes a detailed and comprehensive study of the issue and gives answers to many questions about Sati. Was it a religious obligation? Was Sati as an individual any different from what was understood of Sati Pratha? And just how common were the incidences of Sati. This Course will answer all of this and more.

Important note: This is a self paced course. Here, you can access the videos as per your convenience, from anywhere, any time. No regular live sessions by the instructor will be happening that you have to attend in allotted time and date.

What You’ll Learn

• You will learn whether Sati was a religious obligation in India, whether Sati was forced or voluntary and what was its place in Indian tradition? You will also learn the number of incidences of Sati across various regions of India.
• You will learn the early, medieval and modern accounts about Sati. You will learn the accounts of the missionaries and orientalists about Sati.
• You will learn what the Early British historians, administrators and thinkers thought about Sati, like John Grose, John Howell, Alexander Dow and Warren Hastings.
• You will learn how the Evangelical Movement in India was the primary culprit in creating the myth about Sati as the greatest horror story of India.
• You will learn about the relationship of Sati as a concept and the role of missionaries in them, through case studies of places like Bengal.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1 - Sati: Debunking Common Misconceptions
1.1 – Was Sati a Religious Obligation? 00:00:00
1.2 – Incidence of Sati in Ancient India 00:00:00
1.3 – Incidence of Sati in Medieval India 00:00:00
1.4 – Incidence of Sati in Central and South India 00:00:00
1.5 – Incidence of Sati in Bengal 00:00:00
1.6 – Was Sati forced? 00:00:00
1.7 – Sati in the Indian Tradition 00:00:00
1.8 – Summary of Chapter 1 00:00:00
Quiz 1 – Sati: Facts and Fiction Unlimited
Chapter 2 - Sati as described by Foreigners
2.1 – Early Accounts 00:00:00
2.2 – Medieval Accounts 00:00:00
2.3 – Modern Accounts 00:00:00
2.4 – Missionaries Vs. Orientalists 00:00:00
2.5 – Altering the Narrative 00:00:00
Quiz 2 – Sati: Facts and Fiction Unlimited
Chapter 3 - Early British Appreciation of Indian Civilization
3.1 – From John Grose to John Holwell 00:00:00
3.2 – From Alexander Dow to Warren Hastings 00:00:00
3.3 – The Orientalists 00:00:00
3.4 – The Asiatic Society 00:00:00
Quiz 3 – Sati: Facts and Fiction Unlimited
Chapter 4 - The Evangelical Movement
4.1 – Charles Grant and the Evangelicals 00:00:00
4.2 – Evangelical-Utilitarian Alliance 00:00:00
4.3 – The Serampore Missionaries 00:00:00
4.4 – Infanticide: A Manufactured Narrative 00:00:00
4.5 – From Montgomery to Marsh 00:00:00
Quiz 4 – Sati: Facts and Fiction Unlimited
Chapter 5 - Missionaries and Sati
5.1 – Recap 00:00:00
5.2 – Missionary Surveys 00:00:00
5.3 – Government Surveys 00:00:00
5.4 – The Case of Bengal 00:00:00
5.5 – Missionary Propaganda 00:00:00
Quiz 5 – Sati: Facts and Fiction Unlimited
Chapter 6 - Abolition of Sati
6.1 – Bentinck abolishes Sati 00:00:00
6.2 – Two Sides of Sati Debate 00:00:00
6.3 – Role of Indian Reformers 00:00:00
6.4 – Non-Conformist Voices 00:00:00
Quiz 6 – Sati: Facts and Fiction Unlimited
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