সতী সহমরণ প্রথা, ১৮২৬ Preparing a Hindu widow for immolation as seen in this painting is a realistic depiction of the rite of Sati as was practiced in Hindu society. The practice was formally banned in 1798, but continued in the surrounding areas. From 1812 onwards, it was Raja Rammohun Roy who started his ownContinue reading “Suttee : Preparing for the Immolation of a Hindoo Widow, 1826”
Calcutta: as she was – a visual documentation of socio-cultural ethos spanning over three centuries
PURONOKOLKATA 