In an effort to bring widows, shunned by their own families, who live a life in poverty and misery in ancient holy hindu cities, NGO Sulabh Internatio

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In an effort to bring widows, shunned by their own families, who live a life in poverty and misery in ancient holy hindu cities, NGO Sulabh International is bringing them back in the society, breaking away from oppressive tradition. A group of such widows are taken for a boat ride in eastern India metropolis Kolkata recently. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

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Keywords: india, kolkata, poverty, sulabh, widows