Widows' suicides divide India along cultural lines

by bjtindle | December 10, 2006 at 10:10 pm
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Widows' suicides divide India along cultural lines

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While sati cases remain rare , and India normally only has one every
year or so, recent months have seen a surge: At least three widows have
died on their husband's pyres since August, and another was stopped
from burning herself to death when villagers intervened.

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