IND USA
Copyright © HT Digital Streams Ltd. All rights reserved.
Home / Topic / last rites
[

last rites

]
Earlier, the Kali temple in Chittaranjan Park had denied permission for the last rites of a Hindu woman who had married a Muslim man.(HT file photo)
delhi news

After temple denial, Muslim husband finally performs final rites for Hindu wife

By Indo Asian News Service | New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2018 08:20 AM IST
The man was able to hold the ceremony in Delhi with the help of the members of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Memorial Society
READ FULL STORY
Close
Santora wanted her only daughter Pushpavati Patel and daughters-in-law to carry her bier as she felt the move would help dispel the commonly held notion that women should not resort to such a practice.(HT Photo)
Santora wanted her only daughter Pushpavati Patel and daughters-in-law to carry her bier as she felt the move would help dispel the commonly held notion that women should not resort to such a practice.(HT Photo)
lucknow news

Gender stereotypes cold-shouldered on 95-yr-old woman’s last journey

By Sudhir Kumar | Hindustan Times, Varanasi, Varanasi
UPDATED ON JUL 24, 2018 12:46 PM IST
In keeping with a 95-year-old woman’s wish to break gender stereotypes, her daughter and three daughters-in-law, along with local women, lent their shoulders to her bier in Bariyasanpur village of Varanasi.
READ FULL STORY
Close
SHARE
Copy

Sign In to continue reading

Get free access to newsletters, alerts and recommendations

SIGN IN
Don’t have an account? Sign Up
Story Saved