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The evil practices that prevailed in Indian society were………………..

The evil practices that prevailed in Indian society was Sati. This was a major issue existing in India. In this system, a woman was burnt alive on the funeral pyre of her deceased person. At times, it was voluntarily but in some cases, it was forced by relatives. It was prohibited by Lord William Bentinck and Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1829 under the Sati Prohibition.