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Stories from India: The woman giving dignity and hope to Vrindavan’s forgotten widows

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Stories from India: Dr. Lakshmi Gautam, known as the “Angel of Vrindavan”, has spent decades working for abandoned widows, elderly women and the underprivileged. Through the Kanakdhara Foundation, she provides care, support and dignity to those in need, including conducting respectful last rites for more than a thousand unclaimed people. Her work highlights the power of compassion and humanity.


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Stories from India: Dr. Lakshmi Gautam, known as the “Angel of Vrindavan”, has spent decades working for abandoned widows, elderly women and the underprivileged. Through the Kanakdhara Foundation, she provides care, support and dignity to those in need, including conducting respectful last rites for more than a thousand unclaimed people. Her work highlights the power of compassion and humanity.


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