Elderly Indian widows attend a reading and writing class at the Mahila Ashram, a shelter home for widows in Vrindavan some 150 kms south-east of New Delhi on March 7, 2013 on the eve of International Women's Day. Sulabh International, a non-profit organisation has been working towards improving the conditions of 1,780-odd widows living in government shelters at Vrindavan by providing education, health care , vocational training and stipends. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA