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1. RETURNING TO LIFE, Vrindavan, India. Long before sunrise the widows of Vrindavan hurried along dark, unpaved alleys, trying to sidestep mud puddles and fresh cow dung. There’s a certain ...
The Indian women widowed by Covid-19. Taruna Arora. Taruna and her husband, Rajeev. They had been married for 22 years when he died. Taruna Arora lost her husband Rajeev to Covid-19 two days...
Nov 4, 2021 · In many countries like India where widows account for a larger proportion of the population, widowhood is considered as the most dreaded phase of life due to strict gender roles, stigma and...
- Shobhit Srivastava, Paramita Debnath, Neha Shri, T. Muhammad
- 2021
Sep 26, 2022 · Female widowhood experiences specific to the Indian context are the discriminatory practices that lead to their vulnerable position in society, fraught economic conditions, and worse health outcomes.
- 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101242
- 2022/09
- SSM Popul Health. 2022 Sep; 19: 101242.
Nov 6, 2012 · The health and well-being of widows in India is an important but neglected issue of public health and women’s rights. According to the 2001 Census, widows represent 9% of the female population (over 34 million women), yet researchers and policy makers have paid scant attention to this group.
- Katia Sarla Mohindra, Slim Haddad, Delampady Narayana
- 2012
According to Hindu tradition, a widow cannot remarry. She has to hide in the house, remove her jewellery and wear the colour of mourning.
Nov 7, 2020 · According to the United Nations, India is home to almost 42 million of the world’s 115 million poor widows. Vrindavan, called the "city of widows", has an estimated 20,000 widows who are...
