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Sati is a practice exclusive to ____.

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men
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women
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brahmans
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The correct option is B women
Sati is a practice exclusive to women. In this custom, a woman had to sacrifice her life to the fire of her husband's funeral pyre. Reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively voiced against the regressive practice. Eventually, sati was banned by the British.

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