June 23 is International Widows' Day!

To raise awareness about the challenges faced by women who have lost their husbands and are left without support, the UN General Assembly designated June 23 as International Widows' Day with a resolution passed at the end of 2010.

An Indian widow burns with her dead husband on the funeral pyre Date: 19th century Credit: Rights Managed/MARY EVANS

This is a rebroadcast of the program produced by Kulasegaram Sanchayan in 2013 in honour of International Widows' Day.

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