We have been actively supporting the Home for Widows for a number of years. The Home provides accommodation for 35 widows and is led by an inspirational woman who manages the Home on a tiny budget with minimal support from Government agencies.
In response to this dire situation the Foundation has felt compelled to raise much needed funds for this incredible project. We provide a stimulating environment whereby the Widows are able to forget their otherwise wretched existence.
On an annual basis we deliver a range of activities that promote healthy living. Covid Cases in India. Ashok Gehlot. Kulgam Encounter. Kangana Ranaut. Covaxin vaccine. Covid vaccine registration. News India News Massive spike in number of widows. This story is from March 3, In , only In general, widowhood in India is a very insubstantial period in the life of a woman, underlined by notable impoverishment, lack of family support and a prominent risk of mortality.
Some come as genuine worshippers to commit their remaining years to the service of Radha-Krishna, but many others come here to get away from barbaric family homes as they are considered as unwanted baggage. Some of the widows here lead a disgusted life as they have no one to look after them and they have to engage in practices like begging and prostitution for maintaining a sustainable livelihood.
The Supreme Court of India after taking into consideration of media reports of their discreditable living conditions in these towns ordered the government and civic agencies to ameliorate the lives of women in Vrindavan. The Uttar Pradesh government has also initiated to appoint a panel to collect data on the socio-economic conditions of widows. Child Widow in India:- Child widows are those young girls who have endured both child marriage and widowhood before the age of eighteen.
They have undergone multiple violations of their human rights from very young age. Being widow at the tender age, they lack ingress to justice and are manipulated by various persons.
Rights are provided by our government for safeguarding them. It was the first important social reform law after the abolition of Sati by Lord William Bentinck. Due to which widows are entitled to remarry on their choice. She is grouped under Class —I heirs of her deceased husband and shall have the right to inherit.
However, the Hindu Succession Act also prescribes that certain widows who cannot succeed or inherit. Any heir, who is related to an intestate as the widow of a pre-deceased son or the widow of a brother shall not be entitled to succeed to the property of the intestate as such widow, if on the date the succession opens, she has re-married.
Widows from different parts of India were invited to bring their predicament into public discussion. This allowed them to share their feelings and struggles with the rest of the group members. The real voice for change must come from the within and the first step would be the change of the credulous mind-set that denies widows their right to live and equal status in the society.
We, as the citizens of a democratic country must see their hardships and try to sensitize the issue. Many welfare schemes including, employment opportunities must be given to them by the government so that they become financially independent.
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