Jhola: The Negative Aspect of Hinduism Hinduism is considered one of the oldest religions in the world, which is the dominant religion of Nepal and India. It describes the eternal responsibilities that all Hindus must follow, regardless of class, caste, gender or origin. “Unlike other religions in the world, the Hindu religion does not claim any Prophet, does not worship any God, does not believe in any philosophical concept, does not follow any act of religious rites or representations; in fact, it does not satisfy the traditional characteristics of religion or belief. It is a way of life and nothing more." Klostermaier, Klaus K. (1994), A Survey of Hinduism: Second Edition, SUNY Press Hinduism is a diverse religion that has no single founder and there are many positive areas related to this religion but the “sati” system, the burning of women's lives after the death of their husband, is the negative aspect that people followed in ancient times and is still prevalent in some parts of India written “Jhola”. by Krishna Dharubasi, the story explains the culture and tradition of Nepal in the 18th century "Jhola" can be compared to "Life in India: The Practice of Sati or Widow Burning" by Linda Heaphy as both writers explain the Hindu system in. which women used to burn alive. “Jhola gives an emotional touch to all the readers and makes us understand how the male dominant society tortured the woman after the death of her husband” Sati refers to a funeral practice within some communities Indians in which a widowed woman immolates herself, typically on her husband's funeral pyre." (Wiki). There are different ways of sati, such as burning it in fire, burying it in the middle of a sheet of paper, and it makes you think of how the male dominant society tortured women in the past. After reading this story, different kinds of questions arose in my mind. How can a father think of burning his daughter alive, how can a son think of burning his mother? Animals in the past were worshiped as deities, as the society thought of showing cruel behavior to the innocent woman. Being Hindu we worship different goddesses but I can't believe how the community didn't consider mother as a part of god. I would like to thank all the British empires who eradicated this sati system from their colonies and made it illegal and I would like to thank Shree Tin Chandra Samser Janga Bahadur Rana, who removed the negative culture that our society was following in 1920 BS and saved many lives of women, children, orphans and protected women's rights.