On the fortieth anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Outlook revisits the widows from Tilak Vihar colony who survived the massacre but still mourn the families they lost
Arijit Gupta is a freelance journalist based in Delhi, who is pursuing his masters in Convergent Journalism from AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia. His areas of interest are politics, global affairs and human rights.
Arijit Gupta is a freelance journalist based in Delhi, who is pursuing his masters in Convergent Journalism from AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia. His areas of interest are politics, global affairs and human rights.
On the fortieth anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Outlook revisits the widows from Tilak Vihar colony who survived the massacre but still mourn the families they lost
BY Arijit Gupta 2 November 2025
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