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1) Water
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Chuyla, an Indian girl that is married and widowed at age eight years old, is sent away to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Her feisty presence affects the other residents forcing each to confront their faith and society's prejudices.
2) Water
Series
Elements trilogy volume 3
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Hindi
Description
A Hindu widow in 1938 could throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre, marry her husband's younger brother or live in poverty and self-denial from then on. When eight-year-old Chuyia is widowed, she is sent to a home in the Holy City of Varanasi where Hindu widows live in penitence. Her feisty presence affects the other residents, forcing each to confront their faith and society's prejudices, especially a young woman who has fallen in love with...