FROM THE
WIDOWED COLONY

Revisiting 1984 and the anti-Sikh massacre, forty years later from Tilak Vihar colony

I did not know where to go. Bleeding and shivering,
I roamed with no one to even give us water.

Lakshmi Kaur

As The Tree Fell.

An account of what the women of Tilak Vihar saw during the three days and three nights that burned Delhi in the winter of 1984.

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Halfway Home.

Once the storm settled, the widowed now confront an unwelcome rebuilding. From rehabilitation to reparation in Tilak Vihar.

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Of Rage &
Rememberance.

The trauma and post-trauma surrounding 1984 is an ongoing process, of women sitting together, grieving together, women refusing to forgive

and forget.

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Stalled Promises.

Survivors of the 1984 carnage in Tilak Vihar continue to wait for promised jobs, facing worsening living conditions, government neglect, and a deepening sense of uncertainty despite decades of resilience.

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Against All Odds.

Four decades later, the pursuit of justice against powerful political figures has been a grueling odyssey. The stories of victims embody both the resilience and the systemic failures that have denied closure to thousands.

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