Millionaire son evicted widowed mother from home: 2 houses, a hotel and land in the village, but the woman forced to beg in torn clothes

Ever watered the dream house with blood and sweat. Considering the children to be the support of old age, they were brought up lovingly, but after the death of their husbands, they became estranged on their own. The child began to feel a burden for two times. Tired of life, some widows left all themselves and came to Vrindavan, while some children forcibly left Vrindavan by crying for salvation. The story of the disintegration of their lives may be different, but the pain of the destitute widow and old women living in Vrindavan is the same. On International Widow’s Day, read the ground report of Bhaskar Woman from Vrindavan…

I was standing on the road leading to Banke Bihari in Vrindavan at 6 in the morning. There were fewer pilgrims on the road and more widows. Widow women, wearing light-coloured sari, garland of Tulsi around their neck, sandalwood tilak on their forehead and sacks on their shoulders, were walking fast. When some women were stopped and asked, they came to know that the gates of Bhajan Ashram are closed at 7 o’clock. Before that, even while visiting the temple, they have to go, so they are in a hurry. Bhaskar Woman’s team reached many old age ashrams including Krishna Kutir, Mahila Ashray Sadan and interacted with widowed women.

Rights are taken away as soon as the husband leaves the world
Jharna Sen, 65, who lives in an ashram in Vrindavan, hails from Kolkata, West Bengal. She belongs to a well-to-do family. Son is an engineer. Jharna tells that if my husband is not there, then I have no right at home. Son and daughter-in-law kept worse than others. Spending a single penny from home was not allowed. Pension used to come, that too was stopped. Tired of life, he had to leave the house. In the meantime, there is a sore throat. She remains silent for a few minutes and then starts telling- ‘Krishna reached the city after asking people. Lived at Mathura station for 7 years. By begging, he could hardly get food for two times. Leg broken. Somehow I reached the ashram here, since then I have been living here.

After the death of her husband, Jharna Sen, who lived in Vrindavan, did Hari Bhajan. She currently resides in Hey Radhe Karunamayi Public Charitable Trust.

There is a lot of pain, yet there is no puffiness on the face..
Millionaire son fraudulently left his mother in Vrindavan
Saraswati, 83, a resident of Delhi, is spending the last phase of her life in Vrindavan. Saraswati has two sons. There is a lot of property in the village. There are two houses and one hotel in Delhi. Saraswati tells that Ekroj brought son, daughter-in-law and grandson to Vrindavan. Talking in an ashram, left here with torn clothes. I ran back Take the cries and pleas with you. I will do all the household work there. The son said – stay for a few days, mother, I will come soon, but one and a half year has passed. Nobody took notice. Wipes the tears rolling down her cheeks. Then trying hard to smile, she says that son is all a game of luck.

Stayed at the station for many years, begged on the road
Manu Ghosh, 90, is living in Vrindavan’s Maa Dham. She says, “At the age of 11, I got married to a 40-year-old man. After the death of her husband, the family left her. I started doing utensils and laundry in a kothi in Kolkata, but when they came to know that I was a widow, they fired. Me and my daughter hit the road. The daughter died due to hunger. After that I came to Vrindavan forever.

Manu Ghosh. After becoming a widow, Manu suffered a lot. The people turned their backs. fired from work. Now forgetting everything, she is chanting Radhe-rodha in Vrindavan.

She says – did not know the way. There was no money in hand. He was hungry and thirsty for many days. Spent many years on the road and station. There she begged. If someone had kept something to eat or a few rupees on hand, he would have eaten the food. Otherwise I would have to sleep on an hungry stomach. Then somehow she reached an ashram in Vrindavan. There was no food to drink in that ashram. He used to go to the bhajanashrams, where he used to get some money, from which he used to live for food. 31 to 32 years passed while living here.

‘Woman must die before husband’
Manu says that a woman should die before the death of her husband so that he does not have to see the life of hell. How many times did the thought of taking my life come to my mind? Now I motivate people against discrimination against widows.

Vrindavan is also the home of Nepal’s widows
About 15 to 20 thousand widows from all over the country live in Vrindavan, but most of them are from West Bengal and Odisha. When Bhajan reached the cottage, there was a group of women engaged in kirtan. One of them gestured to the woman to sit with her eyes. I sat down She was trying to listen carefully to what she was singing. Then one of the grandmother asked, do you understand? I nodded my head. He mentioned that Makhan Leela is mentioned in the hymn. After some time, when the hymn ended, it came to know that all these widowed women are from Nepal. On talking it came to know that Vrindavan is also home to the widowed women of Nepal.

Nepali widow women performing kirtan at Bhajan Kutir.

There is a lot of pain, yet there is no puffiness on the face..
These women faced the brunt of social discrimination for years and years. Saw the beating of time and the indifference of loved ones. He had to beg to fill his stomach. Praying. For doing bhajan in Bhajan Ashram, few rupees would be received, but for this the hands and feet of the priests had to be attached so that their number could come in the bhajan-kirtan. Despite all this, the mouth only chants Radhe-Radhe. Not a word of complaint speaks. She also puts the blame of every pain she has faced in life on her fate.

Now this is our family..
Don’t miss family? In response to this, Lakshmi Ghosh of Odisha says that people used to beat and beat there. No one was honest. Who gives food there? I am happy here. At the same time, Ambika Mukherjee says that this family of ours is better than the family of the house. Can’t miss the family anymore. There is a big family here. Damodar Dasi of Nepal who has been living in Vrindavan for 6 years says that we are happy here. Sometimes I miss. When you then engage in service, you forget.

Widow women playing Holi on the initiative of Sulabh International. file photo

A decision of the Supreme Court changed lives
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court regarding the funeral of a widow after her death in 2012 in Vrindavan. The court ordered to ensure proper funeral rites after the death of widows. Along with this, the responsibility of taking care of widows was entrusted to Sulabh International Organization. Vinita Dixit, who works on Sulabh International’s Widow Project, says that the organization started many programs to bring widows into the mainstream of society and improve their conditions.

Accessible organization filling the life of widows
The organization started giving ration, clothes and rupees per month to the women living in Vrindavan government and private ashrams. Forced to sleep on the road and beg, the women were taken to the shelter home. Started ambulances and health facilities for widows. Started celebrating Holi-Diwali. Widows were taken to attend the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj and Durga Puja in Kolkata. In addition, initiated the initiative to remarry young widowed women.

Government system for widows in Vrindavan
In the year 2014, the Uttar Pradesh government started giving pension to widows. According to Geeta Dixit, the director of Mahila Aashray Sadan, every month Rs 1850, 35 kg ration and free accommodation have been arranged by the Women’s Welfare Department to the widowed women living in the ashram. Also 1000 rupees are available separately as widow pension. Apart from this, a lot of stuff is also available in charity. The doctor’s team comes here twice a week for a checkup.