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Widows in India

Widows in India. Jennifer Jimenez. Bapsi Sidhwa http://www.woman.com.pk/bapsi-sidhwa.html. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/water-bapsi sidhwa /1101330824. What is a widow? How is a widow in India different than a window in the United States. Don’t take your freedom for granted. U.S.A.

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Widows in India

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  1. Widows in India Jennifer Jimenez

  2. BapsiSidhwa http://www.woman.com.pk/bapsi-sidhwa.html http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/water-bapsi sidhwa/1101330824

  3. What is a widow? • How is a widow in India different than a window in the United States. • Don’t take your freedom for granted.

  4. U.S.A Dictionary meaning of widow: A woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried. INDIA A woman who lost her husband in an arranged marriage and cannot remarry.

  5. Ashram’s in India http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3859520.ece http://widowsofvrindavan.blogspot.com/ http://www.socialmantra.in/artsetc/Glimpses-of-India-7/Glimpses-of-India-7-page-2.html

  6. So what is an ashram? Dictionary definition: 1. A hermitage, monastic community, or other place of religious retreat for Hindus. 2. A place of religious retreat or community life modeled on the Indian ashram.

  7. What is an ashram to Indian widows? • An ashram is where the widows are taken to after the death of their husband. • They are neglected from society and their families. • They are considered a financial burden to their families. • It doesn’t matter how old they are. • Are shunned from society when their husbands die, not for religious reasons, • but because of tradition. • Poorest of the poor. https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/topic/vrindavan/

  8. What can’t Indian widows do that American widows can?

  9. Cannot remarry • Cannot wear jewelry • Have to wear white at all times • Cannot talk, touch, look, or even let their shadows touch others who are not widows • They are forced to shave their hair off • To earn money, they have go out in public and beg others for money • They dance in public for food

  10. http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-image-indian-widow-shavihg-her-head-image14300771pensionshttp://www.dreamstime.com/stock-image-indian-widow-shavihg-her-head-image14300771pensions http://article.wn.com/view/2012/05/13/Lottery_results_for_May_12/

  11. Statistics • Over 40 million widows in India • Only 28% of them are eligible for income • Out of the 28% only 11% actually receive the payments to which they're entitled

  12. Single mother and fashion model • Shaved her whole head at the courtyard of Seattle’s Westlake Center mall. • Not only did she shave her own head, but she convinced eight others to join her. • Why you may ask? • She came to learn about the difficulty of Hindu widows in India, where women are traditionally considered a part of their husband’s body. When their husbands die, they are no longer considered fully alive. They are kicked out of their homes upon the death of their husbands, their heads are shaved, and they are expected to beg for food until they die. Bethany Roberts http://www.worldvision.org/news.nsf/news/advocacy-womens-advocate-200909-enews “I wanted to tear my hair out,” she says, “because I couldn’t do anything about their situations. I was completely overwhelmed.” - Bethany Roberts

  13. Don’t take anything in life granted. Even the little things in life matter!

  14. Sources http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/widow?s=t http://articles.cnn.com/2007-07-05/world/damon.india.widows_1_widows-vrindavan-india?_s=PM:WORLD http://google.com http://dictionary.com http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/life-ashes-story-indias-widows http://www.worldvision.org/news.nsf/news/advocacy-womens-advocate-200909-enews

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