Young widows of India's 50-year-old conflict in Manipur

"The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now." - Bill Cosby

For about 50 years, the Indian police and army have been battling separatist insurgents in the north-eastern state of Manipur, a conflict which human rights groups claim leaves at least 500 women widowed each year.

There were 10 of them. They were strikingly beautiful. They were all sitting chatting in a regular room in a regular house.

Nothing about the way they looked prepared me for the sad story they had to tell.

more at bbc