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There are more than 33 million widows in India, comprising about 8 per cent of the total female population of the country. Despite this, little is known about the actual living conditions of widows, about the quiet deprivations they experience on a daily basis. They are rarely mentioned in the literature on poverty, in public debates on social policy or even by the women's movement. This important volume of original essays and case studies is aimed at bringing ...
"The more sensational forms of widowhood, particularly those of the child widow, the 'ascetic' and sati, have long captured attention and invited debate. There is, however, an alarming lack of public concern for the quiet deprivations experienced by millions of widows in their everyday lives. Perpetual Mourning addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive view of the day-to-day realities of Hindu widows in rural India. "Chen systematically examines ...