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Agreed sir

They may be successful in bring up their children, but the agony, sorrow, humiliation, etc they had experienced so far and to encounter during the rest of their life as a widow is inexplicable.

They are made to suffer for no fault of theirs.

They are blamed as harbingers of bad luck.

The widow of the family will be blamed as the only reason for all the failures the family encounters.

Of course, nowadays, the orthodoxy of sticking to such traditions has to some extent loosened its grip and widows are bold and started to break the traditions. They are permitted to retain their hair and most are exempted from dress code. We don't come across widows with shaven head and wearing a dull red saree.

They do lead a successful life in the midst of this patriarchal society.

We may write and talk more about women empowerment.

But there remains much to be done on this.

<blockquote data-quote="swathi25" data-source="post: 409714">Agreed sirThey may be successful in bring up their children, but the agony, sorrow, humiliation, etc they had experienced so far and&nbsp; to encounter during the rest of their life as a widow is inexplicable.They are made to suffer for no fault of theirs.They are blamed as harbingers of bad luck.The widow of the family will be blamed&nbsp; as the only&nbsp; reason for all the failures&nbsp; the family encounters. Of course, nowadays, the orthodoxy of sticking to such traditions has to some extent loosened its grip and widows are bold and started to break the traditions.&nbsp; They are permitted to retain their hair&nbsp; and most are exempted from dress code.&nbsp; We don&#039;t come across widows with shaven head and wearing a dull red saree.They do lead a successful life in the midst of this patriarchal society.We may write and talk more about women empowerment.But there remains much to be done on this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="swathi25, post: 409714"] Agreed sir They may be successful in bring up their children, but the agony, sorrow, humiliation, etc they had experienced so far and to encounter during the rest of their life as a widow is inexplicable. They are made to suffer for no fault of theirs. They are blamed as harbingers of bad luck. The widow of the family will be blamed as the only reason for all the failures the family encounters. Of course, nowadays, the orthodoxy of sticking to such traditions has to some extent loosened its grip and widows are bold and started to break the traditions. They are permitted to retain their hair and most are exempted from dress code. We don't come across widows with shaven head and wearing a dull red saree. They do lead a successful life in the midst of this patriarchal society. We may write and talk more about women empowerment. But there remains much to be done on this. [/QUOTE]

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