Aastha Atray Banan
She used to be a lonely old woman. Now she’s young, independent and secure
In rural Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, there is talk of the ‘miraculous operation’ which gifts childless women with progeny.
An uneasy disquiet, a sense of foreboding that casts a shadow behind the lone woman going home.
Women have traditionally been seen as nothing more than beautiful distractions on a magician’s stage. But now, they’re breaking the stereotype to create their own brand of illusions.