I am Proud of being a Bengalee (3)

The then Hindu Society was full of sins and superstitions

Some great personalities came on for their eradication

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the renowned social Reformer

Eradicated the ‘Sati Daha Pratha' from the society forever

The ‘Sati Daha’ was a cruel system, a superstition dire

Hindu widows were forced to sit atop in husband’s pyre

When drum beating, chanting went on with loud cheers

Along with the women’s dance and her near and dears

‘Koulinya Pratha’ another curse amongst the Brambhin

A girl was considered good luck to wed an old aged Kulin 

Within a short time, she became a widow and untouchable

She was kept isolated, single, contemptible, and disable

Vidyasagar, an educationist one of the great Social Workers

Became successful to rescue victims and remove the curse