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This paper attempts to undertake a historical and gendered analysis of the recourses to widowhood in India. Niyoga, sati, remarriage and celibacy were the four ‘options’ that a widowed woman could resort to at varied points in history.
- Rekha Pande
A widow sets out to honour her husband's last wish with a little help from her granddaughter.
Jan 1, 2009 · Sati (Su-thi or Suttee) is the traditional Indian (Hindu) practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre. The sati tradition was prevalent among certain sects of the society...
- Nehaluddin Ahmad
See Hindi words and meanings for widow in Rekhta English to Hindi Dictionary.
widow translate: विधवा. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Hindi Dictionary.
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A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has died and has usually not remarried. The male form, "widower", is first attested in the 14th century, by the 19th century supplanting "widow" with reference to men. The adjective for either sex is widowed.