Widow of Vrindavan

Kusum Ansal’s story of a young widow traverses through the landscapes of Bolepur, near Shantiniketan in Bengal to Vrindavan, the land of Krishna, to end on a railway platform a no man’s land, in a pool of blood. The Widow of Vrindavan has a vast canvas; it narrates the life of an intelligent girl, Tapasi, with dreams and a vision for her future and an urge to understand the various phenomena of life. It also underweaves the plight of widows and how the patriarchal society objectifies women to use end abuse them.