and by extension of the outlawed practice of sati by politicians As the noise around the as-yet unreleased film Padmavati gets shriller and shriller, there is a particularly dangerous school of ...

The Allahabad High Court has asked a petitioner, seeking a ban on the movie Padmavati, on the ground that it allegedly propagates the practice of Sati, to approach the Censor Board with his plea.

Vij on Monday claimed that not only had Bhansali dented image and honour of Rani Padmavati in his film, he also had violated the law against the glorification of Sati. The practice of Sati had ...

The Allahabad High Court has asked a petitioner, seeking a ban on the movie "Padmavati" on the ground that it allegedly propoagates the practice of Sati, to approach the Censor Board with his plea ...

They say the folklore around Padmavati has been problematic as they have glorified sati. But Padmavati is deified and held as a symbol of female honour among Rajputs even today. Padmavati is a ...

Joshi asserted that he had not made any reference to the practice of sati', but mentioned that Padmavati had performed 'jauhar' (self-immolation) to protect her honour. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha was ...

Claiming that Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Rani Padmavati' "tampers" with history and violates the law related to the practice of 'Sati', Haryana minister Anil Vij said the censor board should ...

The epic in Awadhi language extols the virtue of Padmavati who committed sati, the practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre, to protect her honour from the invading Muslim ...

The title is to be changed from Padmavati to Padmaavat – as the filmmakers ... the film in no manner subscribes to the practice of Sati or seeks to glorify it. “Bhansali Productions and ...

Joshi asserted that he had not made any reference to the practice of 'Sati', but mentioned that Padmavati had performed 'Jauhar' (self-immolation) to protect her honour. “I stand by my words ...

Joshi asserted that he had not made any reference to the practice of sati', but mentioned that Padmavati had performed ‘jauhar’ (self-immolation) to protect her honour. “I stand by my words ...