Tag: Vernacular religion

• March 27, 2018

  “Sati” memorials – I

  Academic background in Archaeology probably developed an eye for old things and symbolism of death. Mocked as “grave robbers”, the field training in archaeology indeed drew me closer to look at the philosophy of death, the attitudes towards death across various parts in India and so on. In this vein, Sati memorials intrigue me. These…