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Kolhapur Village Bans Regressive ‘widow Customs’
The Times of India | 09/05/2022 08:47 AM | Click to read full article
In a progressive move, the gram panchayat of Kolhapur’s Herwad village has unanimously passed a resolution to put an end to all “widow customs”.
The customs covered a range of restrictions imposed on women after the death of their husbands — from not being allowed to wear bright and colourful clothes, jewellery and fashion items, to being considered unlucky and not allowed to attend family functions and celebrations.
