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Bishnu Pande with Ayusha

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

December 27, 2015Culture

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

December 24, 2015Culture

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