2014s MOST POPULAR STORY. After losing her husband in an armed conflict in Kashmir, Subhashini Vasanth embarked on a mission to help war widows. A journey with twists and turns has now enabled her to make a difference in the lives of many women When Subhashini Vasanth tried to go to the corporates in Bengaluru to fund-raise for a project with martyr wives, a certain response from an official she met in the UB (United Breweries) group shocked her. He asked her, “what will be the takeaway for us, can we serve beer at the function?” She walked away silently, thinking how little awareness there is in South India, of what sacrifices soldiers who die in combat make. Subhashini helps the wives of martyred jawans to face life with confidence and supports the education of their children It also made her determined to do something about it. Today, seven years after her husband Col Vasanth was killed in combat in Jammu & Kashmir, this has been a journey of the most unexpected twists and turns. She has now become a one woman AWWA of her own, that’s short for Army Wives Welfare Association. Not for herself, but for thirty widows of jawans from across rural Karnataka - See more at: theweekendleader/Heroism/2033/martyr%E2%80%99s-wife.html#sthash.lpoquJnW.dpuf
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