How are widows treated in modern India?

The women pictured here are from the northern town of Varanasi, the holiest site for Hindus where millions travel on pilgrimage to bathe in the Ganges. read more

I am going to write about a Modern Woman, widowed at a young age in Modern India. She is my 34 years old neighbor,mother of a eight month old baby girl,who lost her husband five months back,in a car crash. read more

“In India widows are treated as untouchables,” says Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh International, a Delhi-based nonprofit. Sulabh helps around a thousand widows in Vrindavan and Varanasi, giving them a monthly allowance of $31, as well as health care assistance. read more

She was the unique creature amongst all. This was my first introduction to a widow,my nani ma ( maternal grandmother). All these years i have seen her in white saree, without slippers, following some strict norms. Coming to the question. To be precise, widow remarriage isn’t prohibited in India. read more