# Deorala

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**Divrala** is a village in the [Sikar district](/source/Sikar_district) of [Rajasthan](/source/Rajasthan), [India](/source/India).

Divrala is a village in the [Shekhawati](/source/Shekhawati) region. It is located near [Amarsar](/source/Amarsar) which was the capital of [Maharao Shekhaji](/source/Maharao_Shekhaji), precursor of all Shekhawat rajputs. It is also called Deorala and Divrala.

It became infamous because of the [Sati](/source/Sati_(practice)) incident that took place on 4 September 1987.[1]

## Sati

The victim of the Sati incident was of an educated 18-year-old woman named [Roop Kanwar](/source/Roop_Kanwar), who was a resident of the village and whose husband, Mal Singh [Shekhawat](/source/Shekhawat), had died of disease the previous day. While many details remain unclear, many [who?] claim that she took the decision to follow the ancient custom and died on the funeral pyre of her husband, while the general feeling is that she was forced by the villagers onto the pyre, perhaps after having been given some sedatives[citation needed].

After she had burnt to death, the place was converted into a memorial and thousands of people from surrounding regions started visiting it, though afterwards the area was sealed in order not to promote sati as a legitimate action, and to prevent similar incidents happening in the future.

Although family members and others were arrested following this incident, they were acquitted.[2][3] Many are not fully satisfied with the judgement.[4] Women's organizations pressurized the government to reopen the case [5]

## Positive developments

Publications such as Outlook Magazine have highlighted positive developments from the village, such as election of a woman [sarpanch](/source/Sarpanch) to highlight the change in people's perception of women's place in the society [6]

## Population

The village population is over 14,000.

## References

1. Jain, Sharada; Misra, Nirja; Srivastava, Kavita (1987). ["Deorala Episode: Women's Protest in Rajasthan"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4377696). *Economic and Political Weekly*. **22** (45): 1891–1894. [ISSN 0012-9976](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0012-9976). [JSTOR 4377696](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4377696)

1. Accused in Deorala `sati' case acquitted [http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/01/stories/2004020101110700.htm](http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/01/stories/2004020101110700.htm)[dead link]

1. `Sati' and the verdict [http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2105/stories/20040312002504600.htm](http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2105/stories/20040312002504600.htm)

1. Abraham, Susan.: "The Deorala Judgement Glorifying Sati" by Susan Abraham. *The Lawyers Collective*. 12(6); June, 1997. pp. 4–12. [http://www.womenstudies.in/elib/sati/sa_the_deorala.pdf](http://www.womenstudies.in/elib/sati/sa_the_deorala.pdf)

1. HC orders reopening of Deorala sati case [http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-08-07/open-space/27153961_1_sati-case-roop-kanwar-deorala](http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-08-07/open-space/27153961_1_sati-case-roop-kanwar-deorala) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130922045349/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-08-07/open-space/27153961_1_sati-case-roop-kanwar-deorala) 22 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine

1. Showing The Way In Deorala [http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?204912](http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?204912)

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