The Plight of Kashmir's Half-Widows and Widows

Kashmir has 20,000 widows and half-widows; women whose husbands were killed either by militants, state security forces or in the crossfire.

Kashmir has 20,000 widows and half-widows; women whose husbands were killed either by militants, state security forces or in the crossfire.

Credit: Sindhuja Parthasarathy

Photos courtesy Sindhuja Parthasarathy.

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