A widow’s vote

Sunita Devi (40) lost her husband, who worked in a barbershop, seven years ago. A year later, she applied for the widow’s pension, yet only received the money a month back: Rs. 1500 for three months. On election day, she walked for half an hour in the afternoon heat to cast her vote.

Aligarh went to the polls on April 18, 2019 with almost a 60% voter turnout. Before it happened, we were bombarded with images and sound bytes of politicians, election gurus and journalists. Most were men. Many of these people argued that this election is about India’s “soul”. This photo essay is an attempt at understanding and sharing another narrative, that of women and specifically widows who live and work in Aligarh. Continue reading on Twocircles.net