&emdash;Sati&emdash; How do people understand sati? Vikrama's adventures, here on a webpage for a World Civilizations course at CCNY, describes the practice....The Journal of South Asia Women's Studies contains an essay asserting that Nepal was free of the practice....Follow various online discussion groups with threads on sati: [email protected], or www.hindunet.org....The Muslims Online site has a page of links to essays on topics that demonstrate the inegalitarian nature of Hinduism through scriptural references. The "Sati" page demonstrates scripturally that sati is an inherent part of being a Hindu widow. On the other side of the debate, a Hindu man on the Voice of India website posts scriptural evidence that Hinduism condemns sati and advocates widow remarriage: "Widow Remarriage in Hinduism and Abolition of Sati."
	The Indian Government maintains a website of laws in India--including a "Women" page itemizing all current laws to protect women. Worth reading in detail to understand how the government attempts to legislate social issues.
	EUTHANASIA and the CASE OF SATI Can sati be considered a sort of euthanasia? The Euthanasia organization website contains a webpage that argues the Roop Kunwar case as an example of euthanasia, releasing a widow from a life of misery. ETHICS of INTERVENTION The universality of human rights is at the core of the intervention question, a question still relevant to the consideration and practice of human rights in an international or supranational context. In 1829, Lord William Bentnick argues the same question as he attempts to answer why or how the colonial government should suppress the practice of sati (from a course page at Fordham University)
	Roop Kunwar, Rajasthan, and Sati in the 80s Activist-filmmaker Anand Patwardhan travelled to Rajasthan and interviewed residents of Roop Kunwar's village. These interviews comprise part of his film Father, Son, and Holy War--a film that examines the intersection of gender, violence, and communalism in India. Also: From the Burning Embers, a film by the New Delhi women's media collective Mediastorm.