no children. Roop Kanwar was burnt alive on the funeral pyre of her husband. Several thousand people attended. After her death, Roop Kanwar was hailed as...
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Rani Sati (section Roop Kanwar controversy)
19-year widow Roop Kanwar (who was reported to be a devotee of Rani Sati) committed sati in 1987 in the nearby town of Deorala. Following Kanwar's immolation...
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pop rock band Roop Durgapal, Indian actress Roop Kanwar (c. 1969–1987), Rajput woman Roop Mallik (born 1970), Indian biophysicist Roop Rani, Bharatiya...
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Indian agronomist Roop Kanwar (c. 1969 – 1987), Indian woman notable for committing sati Sarul Kanwar (born 1987), Indian cricketer Kanwar Bahadur Singh (1910–2007)...
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Rajasthan. The most famous of these cases is of a Rajput woman named Roop Kanwar. 40,000 Rajputs gathered on the street of Jaipur in October 1987 for...
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issued a new prohibition of sati. Following the outcry after the sati of Roop Kanwar, the Indian Government enacted the Rajasthan Sati Prevention Ordinance...
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Gujarat and was eldest son of Takht Singh and his consort, Maharani Gulab Kanwar, daughter of Maharaja Sheo Singh of Sirohi. He had eight wives, of which...
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among Rajput community. At the time of 1987 when a 18 years old girl 'Roop Kanwar' was burnt as Sati, then the matter came in controversy. Then at that...
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victim of the Sati incident was of an educated 18-year-old woman named Roop Kanwar, who was a resident of the village and whose husband, Mal Singh Shekhawat...
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debated. There have been some incidents in recent times, such as the Roop Kanwar case, in which forced sati was suspected. Additional cases are under...
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