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widows

Bishnu Pande with Ayusha

Just like that: As number of widows grow, widowhood is changing in Nepal

Culture

Thousands of men leave Nepal every year to work abroad, mostly in Gulf states. They send money to their families — but sometimes they don’t return. And this is having deep repercussions for the women they leave behind.

Harimaya Subedi

Widowhood hard to transcend in tradition-bound Nepal

Culture
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