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    It is difficult to believe that India, with all the technological advancements of the 21st century, still follows some archaic inhuman traditions. Mira feels education along with strict laws will prevent the dignity of women being snatched away like this. She hopes she can fight for their rights in the future. by: eyespy81 Views[299] The ladies watching their favourite television soap, a series on Indian Gods and Godesses. This is the only break the widows living in ‘Amar Badi’ allow themselves from hours of singing hymns or making insence sticks. The widows are not bitter. They truly believe that they deserve the life they are leading and have to patiently await death to attain 'moksha'. by: eyespy81 Views[981] 'Amar badi' (meaning 'Our Home') is an NGO which adopts some of the widows. Mira, a young school girl often visits the home to spend time with these women who love to regale anyone with a patient ear with stories from what many consider their “past life”. Their lives are marginally better at Amar Badi with a roof over their head and food. Not all women wear white here. by: eyespy81 Views[874] Tapasi, aged 69, spends the entire day rolling incense sticks. After 2 days of hard work she will be payed Rs. 10 (approx. 1/5th of a dollar). She tells us she came here 35 years ago because her family believed that even the shadow of a widow falling on any of them was a curse. by: eyespy81 Views[266] VRINDAVAN- Barred from being a part of mainstream society, widows from many parts of India are sent by their families to live on alms earned by singing bhajans in Vrindavan, a temple town near Delhi. Shrouded in white, a mark of widowhood, these women are denied all their wordly needs. Many of them who came to Vrindavan as little girls, were victims of child marriages. by: eyespy81 Views[409]
     

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    Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    Sketching and doodling from a young age turned out to be a foundation for me in a career in Design. Constantly looking for new ways to express myself, I have been writing poetry and painting. I discovered 'photography' a few years ago when I went for ... Read more >
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