Mumbai.
In the rural area of Maharashtra, the wave of social change was gradually resurrected, more than 7,000 villages that claimed that they had removed habits and rituals that narrowed the widows.
7,683 villages of 7,683 from the 27,000 gram panels in Maharashtra have stated that they have been relieved of the widows’ campaigns to eliminate the widows, which takes the widows.
After Hervad, the first village of the country became momentum in 2022 to protect women’s rights in 2022 to keep women’s rights to live dignified.
The village adopted a resolution on May 4, 2022, banning a “sacramental nuclear necklace” and wiping her Sindor (apple).
Over the years, several rural pockets take out a leaf from Herwad’s book, including Hale-Kumkum and flag rising ceremonies.
Recognition of the challenges facing widows in the country, the National Human Rights Commission has advised last year and the union’s territories to improve the quality of life and defend their dignity.
Speaking with PTI, the former Herwad Sarpanch Suzponga Patil said that the habit of breaking fragments and removing hooks and shoe rings.
“Earlier, we will visit houses where deaths occurred to check if those customs followed. But now people are more aware, “he said.
He also said that several widows were nourished in the village, and they are involved in social and religious gatherings.
Hervad Resid’s Patille, who lost her husband 12 years ago, said: He said that convincing elders in families left some rituals, it is difficult and still in progress.
The former Kaddt village of Kadol district of Naghar, said that he began to invite Haldi-Kumkman programs to the widows of Hervad Gram Sabha.
“When I was from Sarepazthan since 2017-22, widows did not leave and communicate. I invited all women for Haldi-Kumkman events and present gifts, “he said.
Kadol Gram Sabha also adopted a resolution to prevent widows from widows, but it does not strictly follow the HADDI-KUMKUM that he invites 1,000 women every year.
Anil Shirsat, Mount Musalgaon, said that his village was 90 percent literate and does not follow the widows.
“We don’t have the habit of removing Mangalsutra, towel and other rituals.
He said that the resolution will pass in the next gram Sabha.
“We will ask for self-esteem groups to include widows and ensure their economic strengthening,” he said.
Sanjay Pavar, a member of the Dhonda Panthei village, who is in Nashik district, said that their grams Sabha had decided to provide widows with dignity.
“We provide pensions and houses under various state schemes. Gram Panchaat takes care of solving their problems, “he said.
Social activist Lalitis Barber operates in Sanglay, Sangli and Solapur regions, and the 76-gram panel in Sangola has taken an oath to follow the widow’s age discriminatory customs.
“We have toured the block development officers and integrated children’s development workers. When we get information about a person’s death, we visit home to check that his wife had to do any of the rituals, “said Baber.
He said that no sad woman wouldingly participate in such rituals and often has to do it.
“When we tell people that these customs are banned, they mostly listen. But 10 to 20 percent still do not correspond, “he said.
The activist said that the government has been submitted to the government to ban widows, but only the law is not enough.
“We need a campaign to create awareness. Asha and Anganwadi employees can provide great assistance in the awareness campaign, “he said.
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