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Before COVID-19, Reena Ahuja* and her husband enjoyed a comfortable, upper-middle-class life in Delhi. A homemaker, Reena cared for her family, including her sons and daughters-in-law, who lived with them in their sprawling home. Like so many in India and around the world, last year Reena's husband contracted coronavirus, and died less than a week later.
MEERA KHANNA walks us through Psalm 23 that sets the mood for Good Friday and Easter Attributed to David, Psalm 23 underscores the personal relationship between god and us. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want: David had confidence in god like sheep have confidence in the shepherd. We need to bring god into every moment of our lives by understanding his true nature. This is similar to the concept of sharanagati, surrender, expounded in Indic philosophy.
Royal London’s Freedom of Information (FOI) requests on public health funerals reveal that 21 councils in the UK by default do not return ashes to the family after a cremation funeral and 18 councils charge bereaved families for the ashes to be returned. A public health funeral is arranged by the allocated local council of the deceased when there is no traceable family, or the family is unable or unwilling to arrange and pay for a funeral.
The property rights of Catherine, a widow, have been threatened with violence in Magu, Tanzania. For widows across the globe, their losses can be uncountable, including their human rights. BEN SMALL/HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL For many women around the world, the death of a spouse is magnified by many losses — of their social status, marital home, land, property, social security, dignity and, sometimes, their children.
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