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1. www.policycircle.org › ground-report › widows-inWidows in India: Invisible women facing invisible problems

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   Jun 23, 2021 · Ground Reports. Widows in India: Invisible women facing invisible problems. Joe Thomas — June 23, 2021. International Widows Day reminds us of the opportunity for action towards achieving full rights and recognition for widows in India.

2. www.nytimes.com › asia › india-women-widowsIndia’s Widows, Abused at Home, Have Sought Refuge in This ...

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   Aug 27, 2019 · Aug. 27, 2019. VRINDAVAN, India — Like thousands of other widows exiled from their homes to a city in northern India, Nirmala Maheshwari said she was abused by her family after her husband...

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   Where do widows in India face discrimination & violence?

   • Widows in India face discrimination, violence: Vrindavan, a city in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, just a few hours drive from Delhi, is also known as the city of widows. Vrindavan presents a stark contrast to the life and living of a large group of widows abandoned and destitute.

   Widows in India: Invisible women facing invisible problems

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   Why are widows gathered in Kolkata?

   • It is believed that widows have gathered in the city since Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a 16th-century Bengali social reformer, brought a group of them there to escape from suttee, a now-banned practice in which Hindu widows immolated themselves on their husbands’ funeral pyres.

   India’s Widows, Abused at Home, Have Sought Refuge in This Holy City

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   Why do Indian families Shun and abandon widows?

   • As a result, many families of different communities in India still shun and abandon widows. According to World Bank reports, widows are sometimes victims of violence from in-laws and humiliating rites, dress code and isolation as part of the mourning process to demonstrate grief and loyalty to their husband even after his death.

   Widows in India: Invisible women facing invisible problems

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   Are castaway widows living a good life in India?

   • Without a husband, a small portion of India’s approximately 40 million widows are violently purged from their homes each year. But many of India’s castaway widows — most of them illiterate, some married off as infants — have seen significant improvements in their quality of life over the last few years.

   India’s Widows, Abused at Home, Have Sought Refuge in This Holy City

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4. widowsofindia.org › enOm Shanthi NGO – Help for Indian Widows - Widows of India

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   Show more. Our Indian socialworkers further assist young and old widows to apply for their small pension from the government of Tamil Nadu. Our Om Shanthi Old Age Home is a refuge center, where sick homeless abandonned old women without a family can spend the rest of their lifes in peace and joy.

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5. www.bbc.com › travel › articleThe widows who can’t return home - BBC

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   Feb 24, 2022 · Widows in India have always been subjected to rejection and persecution, with the practice of sati probably the oldest and clearest example. Outlawed by British colonisers in 1829, sati is an ...

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7. deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org › womenandgirlsPoverty and Hope in India’s City of Widows — Women and Girls

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   Feb 10, 2017 · Poverty and Hope in India’s City of Widows — Women and Girls. Shunned by their own families, thousands of Hindu widows make their way to the holy city of Vrindavan in northern India to find solace. But most also end up impoverished and neglected. Written by Sutirtha Sahariah. Published on Feb. 10, 2017. Read time Approx. 5 minutes.

8. www.aljazeera.com › gallery › 2016/3/7Widows in India: My children threw me out of the house

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   Mar 7, 2016 · 7 Mar 2016. Vrindavan, India – Self-immolation, sati, on a husband’s pyre may have been banned in India, but life for many widows in India is still disheartening as they are shunned by...

9. www.nationalgeographic.com › magazine › articleGlobal Images of Widows Fight Discrimination in India, Bosnia ...

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   By Cynthia Gorney. Photographs by Amy Toensing. 40 min read. This story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting provided a grant...