India’s Covid-19 widows: a tale of grit and resilience in the face of despair

Farhana Sultana has her eight-day-old baby in her hands, while her two other children – aged five and seven – play outside her tiny house in the western Indian city of Pune. None of the little ones are aware they are fatherless, though it has been two months since the death of Sultana’s husband. “I was pregnant when he passed away in late April. My children still think their father is in the hospital,” the 31-year-old said. Despite the numbness in her voice, Sultana’s resolve to fight for…

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