Tuesday was the 20th anniversary of the infamous sati of Roop Kanwar, a recently married, 18 year-old woman who burnt herself alive on her husband’s funeral pyre. This article takes a look into the changes that have come to that village, which now has quite a few female governing officials.
Tags: empowerment · leadership · miscellaneous · politics · religion · violence against women/harrassment
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