Thursday, December 18, 2008

# A Child Widowed At Eight Comments

Rating: 2.7

As I crossed
The threshold
Of my new home,
As a bride
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Mamta Agarwal
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Sandra Fowler 29 December 2008

Written with great sensitivity. This beautiful woman did not deserve her fate. 10 for your unforgettable poem, Love, SandraX

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Andrew Blakemore 26 December 2008

A sad story indeed but very beautifully written. Best wishes, Andrew

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Sathyanarayana M V S 25 December 2008

Mamta ji, your narration ran with full tempo, inspite of being a long poem, reader cannot miss a line or word...it is so good............heart-wrenching story........well written.

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Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar 24 December 2008

Later asked my husband, 'Who is that woman, Why didn’t she take Part in the celebrations? ' I suggest editing as above. an eloberate one, keeping interest through out. well done.

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Reshma Ramesh 23 December 2008

what a lovely poem..........i was reminded of a movie called water........well penned....suerly

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Vinod Kumar 23 December 2008

A sad picture of an indian widow, I sow a nomber of in Gujarat, and Rajastan, They can understand by colours some maroon some blue etc, and there is a crual picture in Mathura, There are several in mate Widows, and take and dropp in the night by human vultures.Thanks for reading the naked truth.

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Bob Blackwell 20 December 2008

Mamta, You have written this with great sympathy and in a touching way. As a man I felt ashamed that my gender could invent such a beastly custom. Although I am not from India, I am familiar with this horrible custom devised by man for his own benefit. Thank you for writing this. B ob

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Raj Nandy 18 December 2008

Mamtaji, you have higlighted an important social issue through your touching verse! Raja Ram Mohan Roy & Vidayasagar were pioneers in trying to resolve this problem. Thanks! 10! -Raj Nandy

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Andrew mark Wilkinson 18 December 2008

Mamta, what a sad tale, I don't understand why she was treated this way..? Andrew

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Indira Babbellapati 18 December 2008

mamtaji...very pathetic! if time permits, could you take a look at entry no.263 n 508 of my postings dealing with similar predicament...

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