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| name = Deorala
| other_name = Diwrala
| nickname = Diwrala
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'''Deorala''' is a village in the [[Sikar district]] of [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].

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

It became infamous because of the [[Sati (practice)|Sati]] incident that took place on 4 September 1987.<ref>Deorala Episode: Women's Protest in Rajasthan Sharada Jain, Nirja Misra and Kavita Srivastava
Economic and Political Weekly
Vol. 22, No. 45 (7 Nov. 1987), pp. 1891+1893-1894
(article consists of 3 pages)
Published by: Economic and Political Weekly
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4377696</ref>

==Sati==
The victim of the Sati incident was of an educated 18-year-old woman named [[Roop Kanwar]], who was a resident of the village and whose husband, Mal Singh [[Shekhawat]], had died of disease the previous day. While many details remain unclear, many {{who|date=October 2014}} 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|date=October 2014}}.

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.<ref>Accused in Deorala `sati' case acquitted http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/01/stories/2004020101110700.htm</ref><ref>`Sati' and the verdict http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2105/stories/20040312002504600.htm</ref> Many are not fully satisfied with the judgement.<ref>Abraham, Susan.: "The Deorala Judgement Glorifying Sati" by Susan Abraham. ''The Lawyers Collective''. 12(6); June, 1997. p.4-12. http://www.womenstudies.in/elib/sati/sa_the_deorala.pdf</ref> Women's organizations pressurized the government to reopen the case <ref>HC orders reopening of Deorala sati case http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-08-07/open-space/27153961_1_sati-case-roop-kanwar-deorala</ref>

==Positive developments==
Publications such as Outlook Magazine have highlighted positive developments from the village, such as election of a woman sarpanch to highlight the change in people's perception of women's place in the society <ref>Showing The Way In Deorala http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?204912</ref>

==Population==
The village population is over 9,000.

{{coord|27|24|N|75|46|E|display=title|region:IN_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Sikar district]]

Deorala - Revision history

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