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Sati or suttee [a] is a practice, a chiefly historical one, [1] [2] in which a Hindu widow burns alive on her deceased husband's funeral pyre, the death by burning entered into voluntarily, [3] by coercion, [4] [5] or by a perception of the lack of satisfactory options for continuing to live. [6]
Sati (/ ˈ s ʌ t iː /, Sanskrit: सती, IAST: Satī, lit. ' truthful' or 'virtuous '), also known as Dakshayani (Sanskrit: दाक्षायणी, IAST: Dākṣāyaṇī, lit. 'daughter of Daksha'), is the Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity, and is worshipped as an aspect of the mother goddess Shakti.
An Anthology of Short Stories of Nepal: Kesar Lall Tej R. Kansakar 1998: The Himalayan Voices: Michael Hutt: 1993: Selected Nepali Poems: Taranath Sharma: 1999: Poems Selected Nepali Essays: Govinda Raj Bhattarai: 2003: Essays Contemporary Nepali Poems: Padma Devkota: 2000: Poems Manao Secret Places: Manjushree Thapa Samrat Upadhyay: 2001 ...
Newari literature has a niche readership. Poetry, short stories, essays, novels, travelogues, biographies and religious discourses are the popular genres. A number of literary magazines are published. Translations of Nepal Bhasa literature in English and Nepali appear frequently.
[1] In 2024, literacy rates in Nepal increased to 77.4%. The rate of literacy for females stood at 70.1%, which is lower than the male population's 85.8%. [2] Females face gender-based violence and this greatly limits their ability to attend school or receive proper education. Furthermore, religion restricts the opportunities for women to ...
Devkota is believed to be the first Nepali to begin writing creatively in English. [2] Devkota also penned some essays in English which were published posthumously by his son, Dr. Padma Devkota in a book titled 'The Witch Doctor and Other Essays'. [3] After Devkota came writers like Mani Dixit, Tek Bahadur Karki, Abhi Subedi and Peter J Karthak ...
Nepali literature (Nepali: नेपाली साहित्य) refers to literature written in the Nepali language. The Nepali language has been the national language of Nepal since 1958. [1] Nepali evolved from Sanskrit and it is difficult to exactly date the history of Nepali language literature since most of the early scholars wrote in ...
Sati (Hindu goddess), Shiva's first wife, and after her death, reincarnated as Shiva's next wife, Parvati, also related to the practice Sati (practice), historical Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself after her husband's death, usually on her husband's funeral pyre