“Nothing to Go Back To” – The Fate of the Widows of Vrindavan, India

Lys Anzia -WNN Features “In many conservative Indian Hindu families, widows are shunned because they’re seen as bringing bad luck. Superstitious relatives even blame them for their husband’s death. The widow can become a liability with no social standing, an unwanted mouth to feed. Often they’re cast out of the family home,” said foreign correspondent [...]