eventually, says kalmajit, her husband abandoned her and returned to italy.ven though she was pregnant. just a few weeks later, kalmajit‘s daughter died, but even then she says her husband did not contact her. many women like kalmajit still desperately hope to revive marriages with husbands who have left them, because the alternative carries a heavy stigma. life as an abandoned woman in india means living as an outcast, an outcast wife. the impact for women who are left, who are being abandoned, is quite devastating, because it can affect herjob prospects. it can affect the way the community view her. and the way they view their families as well. it can affect, if she has children, how the children are seen, how the children are raised, and if you come from very poor environments, very poor families, then actually what that is doing is adding additional pressure to the family and a sort of additional reputation risk. she feels she has no value and society makes it sure she has no value. the problem is that serious. it could lead to a suicidal attempt. and the