[An early outside description of the practice of bride-burning in India written by a captain in the British East India Company. The poetic language makes the horrible subject the more disturbing I feel.]
The evening sun-beams threw their golden light,
And smiling ushered in the bridal night;
The gay procession wound its happy way
In colours brilliant as the jocund day.
The pipe, the viol, and unceasing drum,
Proclaim to all, the blooming bride is come!
Light dancing maids the gaudy train prolong,
And Gunga’s banks are startled, too, with song.
Thousands rush forth the joyous scene to hail,
And lend their voices—lest the music fail;
The bride reclined, in costly jewels dressed—
Jewels less bright than hope within her breast;
Of sweetly-scented flowers, a snowy braid,
Pure as the fancies of the espousèd maid,
In her black hair a striking contrast show,
While o’er her neck the sable ringlets flow.
The bride reclined; a crimson litter bore
Her blushing charms along the sacred shore.
What joy is breaking from her large dark eye—
The vivid lightnings of a tropic sky!
Tbe rosy veil is archly drawn aside
To show the glances she affects to hide.
’Tis all a modest maiden dare betray—
The sudden sparkle of a meteor’s play.
No band may give those features to the light,
Save his who takes her to his hall tonight.
Hark, from that hall what happy spirits break!
What joyous revelry the echoes make!
Lo, the young lord awaits her at the porch,
While mid-day bursts from each attending torch.
The maid has reached her bridegroom’s home at last:—
The morning came, and all her joy had passed;
Death had gone over like a wild simoom,
And marked her youthful husband for the tomb.
And must be only suffer? Still the pride
Of youth and beauty lives, the lovely bride.
She, too, must die: some savage god, unknown
To Christian climes, demands her for his own.
The pile now rears aloft its awful head,
Where late the bride her gay procession led:
Still ring the notes of merriment: the strain
Of mirth still sweeps along the crowded plain.
Why rush the thousands? Why this grand display
Of pomp and pride? A widow burns today!
Must the same mirth, the same bright hues appear
To grace the bridal, and to deck the bier?
Is there no sorrow in the hurrying throng?
Will the wild herd still pour the maddening song?
No breast to sympathise, no tear to fall,
No trembling hand to elevate the pall?
It is some jubilee;—it cannot be,
That dea
... keep reading on reddit ➡I just learnt about this and I couldn't find any information about what happens to the potential orphan. Would suttee only happen if there was another carer?
I'm not too concerned about the specific era any information would be helpful.
Edit: Fixed typoes/remove unnecessary words.
Phil
##Trigger Warning: Islamophobia, mentions of R*pe, Racism
1. Savarkar was one of the first people to propose the two-nation theory and he thoroughly supported it:
Savarkar, like the RSS ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee, was not averse to the two-nation theory. Savarkar was one of the original proponents of the idea. As president of the Hindu Mahasabha, he claimed in 1937 that “there are two antagonistic nations living side by side in India. Several infantile politicians commit the serious mistake of supposing that India is already welded into a harmonious nation… On the contrary, there are two nations in the main: the Hindus and the Muslims, in India.”
A few years later, after Jinnah had hijacked the two-nation theory, Savarkar expressed his approval thus: “I have no quarrel with Jinnah. We, Hindus, are a nation ourselves and it is a historical fact that Hindus and Muslims are two nations.”
2. Savarkar was an admirer of Nazism and Fascism:
The man was an admirer of both Fascism and Nazism. He sincerely believed both Italy and Germany needed these philosophies for their own good and criticised Indian politicians — read Jawaharlal Nehru — for opposing Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. (Many historians believe RSS ideologue BS Moonje’s meeting with the Italian dictator and his black caps inspired the idea of Sangh with its own khaki-clad, lathi-wielding volunteers).
3. Savarkar was one of the key conspirators in Gandhi’s assassination:
The Justice JL Kapur Commission that looked into Gandhi’s assassination concluded that Savarkar and his men were the key conspirators. Several years before the report was made public, the then-home minister of India, Sardar Patel, wrote to Nehru: “It was a fanatical wing of the Hindu Mahasabha under Savarkar that (hatched) the conspiracy and saw it through.”
4. Savarkar’s Mercy petitions and serving the British Raj:
By 1913, Savarkar was ready to serve the British. In another mercy plea to the governor-general, he wrote: “I am ready to serve the government in any capacity they like… The mighty alone can be merciful, and therefore where else can the prodigal son return but to the parental doors of the government?”
In 1921, Savarkar’s pleas for mercy resulted in his transfer from Andaman to Pune, where he was incarcerated like a normal prisoner. In 1924, he was released and sent to Ratnagiri after vowing to not participate in politics. Unlike several other prisoners, Savarkar tr
... keep reading on reddit ➡Go post NSFW jokes somewhere else. If I can't tell my kids this joke, then it is not a DAD JOKE.
If you feel it's appropriate to share NSFW jokes with your kids, that's on you. But a real, true dad joke should work for anyone's kid.
Mods... If you exist... Please, stop this madness. Rule #6 should simply not allow NSFW or (wtf) NSFL tags. Also, remember that MINORS browse this subreddit too? Why put that in rule #6, then allow NSFW???
Please consider changing rule #6. I love this sub, but the recent influx of NSFW tagged posts that get all the upvotes, just seem wrong when there are good solid DAD jokes being overlooked because of them.
Thank you,
A Dad.
Sudden Lee
Well, toucan play at that game.
Martin Freeman, and Andy Serkis.
They also play roles in Lord of the Rings.
I guess that makes them the Tolkien white guys.
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She said apple-lutely
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This is my first post pls don't kill me lol.
The people in the comment section is why I love this subreddit!!
Cred once again my sis wants credit lol
Keep in mind, my son is 4 years old, so everything is an original to him.
I had to work late into the evening yesterday, and he was just going to bed when I got home. I had left home for the office nearly 14 hours prior, had a long day, lots of meetings, traffic, etc.
When I walked through the door, I was exhausted, run down, and starving. My wife hugged me and asked how my day was, and I replied, "Done. It was a good day, but has got me exhausted. I just want to grab a bite and go to bed. I'm hungry."
From my son's bedroom, I hear him shout, "Hi Hungry! Nice to meet you!"
Not only did it make me laugh, but I completely forgot about how hungry and tired I was. I went to his bedroom, and we laughed together about it. It was exactly what I needed.
Edit: Thanks for all the awards, kind strangers! I'll let my son know y'all enjoyed his joke too!
I heard parents named their children lance a lot.
First post please don't kill me
Edit: i went to sleep and now my inbox is dead, thank you kind strangers for the awards!
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it's Hans free now..
Old Neeeeiiiiighvy
She wished she could be somewhere-or someone else- but she knew sitting on his pyre was her duty.
A buck-an-ear!
I Thank ye kind Matey for the booty! I be truly overwhelmed! Thank you!
Holy cow! Thank you everyone for the upvotes and awards! I wasn’t expecting this!
10+10 is twenty and 11+11 is twenty too
