1 option
Lives of widows - a hidden issue / Raj Loomba.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Loomba, Raj.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United Nations.
- Local Subjects:
- United Nations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 pages)
- Contained In:
- UN Chronicle Vol. 47, no. 1, p. 40-41 47:1<40 15643913
- Place of Publication:
- New York : United Nations, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- I grew up the son of a widow and witnessed first-hand the suffering my mother endured. When my father passed away, my grandmother ordered my mother to remove her jewellery, including her bindi, and never to wear brightly-coloured clothes again. I was too young to comprehend these restrictions at that time, however, at my wedding the Hindu priest who was conducting the ceremony asked my mother to move away from the wedding altar because as a widow, she could bring bad luck to the newly-wed couple.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.