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Which evils were present in the pre-British Indian society?

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Many social evils were prevalent in Indian society. The status of women was very low. They were oppressed and exploited by society. The practice of sati was practiced according to which a widow was burnt alive on her husband's funeral pyre. Child Marriage/ polygamy, dowry system and female infanticide were common practices. Moreover, women were not educated and were denied opportunities to acquire knowledge, property and social status. Widows were not allowed to remarry and had to. Lead lives of humiliation. Another social evil that plagued Indian society was the caste system