Widows Living In UP Shelter Homes Send Handmade Rakhis To PM Modi

Vineeta Verma, vice president of Sulabh International's Widow Help Programme, said this tradition was started by its founder Bindeshwari Pathak.

Widows and destitute women living in shelter homes in Vrindavan have sent handmade rakhis to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Vineeta Verma, vice president of Sulabh International's Widow Help Programme, said this tradition was started by its founder Bindeshwari Pathak.

He believed widows are also entitled to celebrate all kinds of auspicious and cultural festivals, just like other women, she added.