dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈiːk ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl mˈuːvmənt ʌv sˈɪŋ sɐbˈɑː bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ðə sˈɪŋ sɐbˈɑː ɹˈeɪzd ɪts vˈɔɪs ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pˈɜːdə sˈɪstəm, fˈiːmeɪl ɪnfˈæntɪsˌaɪd, tʃˈaɪld mˈæɹɪdʒ, sɐtˈiː, bˈæd kəndˈɪʃənz ʌv wˈɪdoʊz, pɹˈæktɪs ʌv dˈaʊɹi ænd ɛkstɹˈævəɡənt ɛkspˈɛndɪtʃɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ mˈæɹɪdʒ.
During the Sikh revival movement of Singh Sabha beginning in the 1870s, the Singh Sabha raised its voice against the purdah system, female infanticide, child marriage, sati, bad conditions of widows, practice of dowry and extravagant expenditure during marriage.