Dardpora village was home to 120 widows whose lives were marked by loss and resilience on the Line of Control. THE WEEK’s story from 2013 by late senior special correspondent Tariq Bhat and former chief photographer Arvind Jain highlighted the human cost of conflict and the quiet strength of women surviving in a difficult border region. Here’s the original article.

(File) Tariq Bhat and Arvind Jain receive the International Press Institute (India Chapter) Award in 2014

Dardpora, when translated, means "abode of pain." That is exactly the story of this mountainous village and its 120 widows. Gul Jan, 50, lost her husband, Abdul Peer Khan, when she was 30 and has since braved life's challenges alone, raising her adopted son, Shabir Khan, by herself. After Peer was killed, Shabir had to qui

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