I thought the last documented sati (imolation of the wife in the huband's funeral pyre) in India had occurred in... 1987... But, sadly, there are reports of sati being performed still in the XIX.
The profound disrespect for women is both a shame and a hinderance in a society that strives to be competitive in a world where every single individual contribution enriches the world.
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