{"pages":{"115":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00139-875128eb19d70d8f4bc1.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":493,"y":155,"width":248,"height":17}},{"text":"115","box":{"x":1019,"y":147,"width":56,"height":24}},{"text":"of any kind be resorted to, in order to abolish their distinction, the","box":{"x":158,"y":201,"width":914,"height":31}},{"text":"majority will immediately consider it as a privilege in danger, and","box":{"x":161,"y":228,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"attach an importance to it which it never had before. Jealousy will","box":{"x":160,"y":256,"width":911,"height":32}},{"text":"engender discord, and social intercourse, such as it has been, will","box":{"x":162,"y":286,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"cease. In short, a breach will be made, which it will be difficult,","box":{"x":160,"y":314,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"if possible, to fill up again.","box":{"x":165,"y":340,"width":362,"height":29}},{"text":"85. ADDRESS TO BENTINCK FOLLOWING","box":{"x":285,"y":456,"width":668,"height":25}},{"text":"THE ABOLITION OF SATI (1830 A.D.)","box":{"x":336,"y":483,"width":571,"height":29}},{"text":"In 1830 the English Governor-General, William Bentinck, abolished","box":{"x":253,"y":547,"width":773,"height":28}},{"text":"by law the practice of sati (widow burning) within British territories.","box":{"x":213,"y":572,"width":813,"height":28}},{"text":"This address, believed to have been written by Raja Rammohun Roy,","box":{"x":213,"y":596,"width":815,"height":31}},{"text":"is an expression of appreciation for this action. Cited in Jogendra","box":{"x":215,"y":623,"width":812,"height":29}},{"text":"Chander Ghose, ed., The English Works of Raja Rammohun Roy,","box":{"x":211,"y":648,"width":816,"height":29}},{"text":"pp. 283-286.","box":{"x":213,"y":676,"width":144,"height":18}},{"text":"My Lord,","box":{"x":158,"y":752,"width":141,"height":27}},{"text":"With hearts filled with the deepest gratitude, and impressed with","box":{"x":206,"y":811,"width":872,"height":34}},{"text":"the utmost reverence, we, the undersigned native inhabitants of","box":{"x":162,"y":840,"width":917,"height":31}},{"text":"Calcutta and its vicinity, beg to be permitted to approach your","box":{"x":161,"y":865,"width":915,"height":35}},{"text":"Lordship, to offer personally our humble but warmest acknow-","box":{"x":161,"y":894,"width":914,"height":34}},{"text":"ledgements for the invaluable protection which your Lordship's","box":{"x":164,"y":922,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"government has recently afforded to the lives of the Hindoo female","box":{"x":162,"y":950,"width":912,"height":31}},{"text":"part of your subjects, and for your humane and successful exertions","box":{"x":162,"y":979,"width":911,"height":31}},{"text":"in rescuing us for ever, from the gross stigma hitherto attached to","box":{"x":165,"y":1006,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"our character as wilful murderers of females, and zealous promoters","box":{"x":162,"y":1034,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"of the practice of suicide.","box":{"x":162,"y":1064,"width":347,"height":27}},{"text":"Excessive jealousy of their female connections, operating on the","box":{"x":203,"y":1123,"width":873,"height":36}},{"text":"breasts of Hindu princes, rendered those despots regardless of the","box":{"x":160,"y":1149,"width":915,"height":38}},{"text":"common bonds of society, and of their incumbent duty as protectors","box":{"x":158,"y":1179,"width":915,"height":35}},{"text":"of the weaker sex, insomuch that with a view to prevent every","box":{"x":161,"y":1208,"width":915,"height":32}},{"text":"possibility of their widows forming subsequent attachments, they","box":{"x":160,"y":1234,"width":915,"height":35}},{"text":"availed themselves of their arbitrary power, and under the first","box":{"x":160,"y":1264,"width":915,"height":31}},{"text":"impressions of sorrow or despair, immediately after the demise of","box":{"x":165,"y":1292,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"their husbands. The system of female destruction, being admirably","box":{"x":160,"y":1318,"width":915,"height":34}},{"text":"suited to the selfish and servile disposition of the populace, has been","box":{"x":162,"y":1346,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"eagerly followed by them, in defiance of the most sacred authorities,","box":{"x":161,"y":1374,"width":914,"height":31}},{"text":"such as the Upanishads or the principal parts of the Vedas, and the","box":{"x":165,"y":1405,"width":910,"height":29}},{"text":"Bhagavad Gita, as well as of the direct commandment of Manu,","box":{"x":160,"y":1430,"width":915,"height":32}},{"text":"the first and the greatest of all the legislators, conveyed in the fol-","box":{"x":165,"y":1458,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"lowing words: 'Let a widow continue till death forgiving all","box":{"x":165,"y":1483,"width":910,"height":36}},{"text":"injuries, performing austere duties, avoiding every sensual pleasure.'","box":{"x":167,"y":1514,"width":907,"height":34}}]},"116":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00140-46ce4ca114d3ba0bf105.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"116","box":{"x":115,"y":139,"width":55,"height":20}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":333,"y":144,"width":474,"height":20}},{"text":"While in fact fulfilling the suggestions of their jealousy they","box":{"x":154,"y":189,"width":871,"height":36}},{"text":"pretented to justify this hideous practice by quoting some passage","box":{"x":113,"y":219,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"from authorities of evidently inferior weight, sanctioning the wilful","box":{"x":113,"y":245,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"ascent of a widow on the flaming pile of her husband, as if they","box":{"x":113,"y":274,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"were offering such female sacrifices in obedience to the dictates of","box":{"x":112,"y":302,"width":915,"height":32}},{"text":"the Sastras and not from the influence of jealousy. It is, however,","box":{"x":115,"y":331,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"very fortunate that the British government under whose protection","box":{"x":113,"y":359,"width":911,"height":36}},{"text":"the lives of both the males and females of India have been happily","box":{"x":116,"y":387,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"placed by providence, has, after diligent inquiry, ascertained that","box":{"x":110,"y":413,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"even those inferior authorities, permitting wilful ascent by a widow","box":{"x":112,"y":441,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"to the flaming pile, have been practically set aside, and that, in","box":{"x":109,"y":469,"width":917,"height":34}},{"text":"gross violation of their language and spirit, the relatives of widows","box":{"x":110,"y":497,"width":910,"height":38}},{"text":"have in the burning of those infatuated females, almost invariably","box":{"x":110,"y":525,"width":911,"height":36}},{"text":"used to fasten them down on the pile, and heap over them larger","box":{"x":110,"y":554,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"quantities of wood and other materials adequate to the prevention","box":{"x":112,"y":580,"width":912,"height":36}},{"text":"of their escape-an outrage on humanity which has been frequently","box":{"x":115,"y":610,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"perpetrated under the indirect sanction of native officers, undeservedly","box":{"x":110,"y":634,"width":911,"height":36}},{"text":"employed for the security of life and preservation of peace and","box":{"x":112,"y":665,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"tranquillity.","box":{"x":111,"y":693,"width":165,"height":28}},{"text":"In many instances, in which the vigilance of the magistrate has","box":{"x":158,"y":747,"width":861,"height":35}},{"text":"deterred the native officers of police from indulging their own","box":{"x":108,"y":775,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"inclination, widows have either made their escape from the pile","box":{"x":115,"y":802,"width":905,"height":38}},{"text":"after being partially burnt, or retracted their resolution to burn when","box":{"x":113,"y":830,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"brought to the awful task, to the mortifying disappointment of the","box":{"x":116,"y":859,"width":904,"height":36}},{"text":"instigators; while in some instances the resolution to die has been","box":{"x":117,"y":886,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"retraced, on pointing out to the widows the inpropriety of their","box":{"x":117,"y":915,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"intended undertaking, and on promising them safety and mainte-","box":{"x":117,"y":939,"width":900,"height":35}},{"text":"nance during life, not withstanding the severe reproaches liable","box":{"x":115,"y":968,"width":903,"height":36}},{"text":"thereby to be heaped on them by their relatives and friends.","box":{"x":116,"y":997,"width":810,"height":31}},{"text":"In consideration of circumstances so disgraceful in themselves,","box":{"x":159,"y":1052,"width":857,"height":35}},{"text":"and so incompatible with the principles of British rule, your Lord-","box":{"x":115,"y":1080,"width":907,"height":35}},{"text":"ship in Council, fully impressed with the duties required of you","box":{"x":116,"y":1108,"width":900,"height":35}},{"text":"by justice and humanity, has deemed it incumbent on you, for the","box":{"x":116,"y":1136,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"honour of the British name, to come to the resolution, that the","box":{"x":115,"y":1163,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"lives of your female Hindoo subjects should be henceforth more","box":{"x":117,"y":1191,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"efficiently protected; that the heinous sin of cruelty to females","box":{"x":112,"y":1218,"width":904,"height":36}},{"text":"may no longer be committed, and that the most ancient and purest","box":{"x":112,"y":1247,"width":907,"height":36}},{"text":"system of Hindoo religion should not any longer be set nought by","box":{"x":115,"y":1276,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"the Hindoos themselves. The magistrates, mag in consequence, are,","box":{"x":117,"y":1303,"width":898,"height":39}},{"text":"we understand, positively ordered to execute the resolution of","box":{"x":112,"y":1331,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"government by all possible means","box":{"x":115,"y":1359,"width":455,"height":34}}]}}}