Two Andhra women cremated in Bahrain five years after their death

Two Andhra women who died in Bahrain in 2020 were cremated nearly five years later after their families failed to claim their remains. Authorities and a social worker ensured their last rites were performed with consent from their families.

Dubai: No mother wishes to leave her child, nor does any wife willingly part from her husband, yet many women from the Telugu States, particularly Andhra Pradesh, feel they have little choice.

Most women from remote areas of Andhra Pradesh travel to Gulf countries to take up household jobs, working tirelessly to support their families back home. However, in some cases, the love and sacrifices of these women go unreciprocated by their families.

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The recent cremation of two Andhra women in Bahrain, nearly five years after their deaths, starkly illustrates this neglect.

Satyavati Korada, 29, a native of Koyyalagudem mandal in Eluru district, died in a road accident in Bahrain in 2020, while Paidamma Pallavakada, 48, died of a heart attack the same year.

Since then, their bodies had been preserved in a Bahrain mortuary, as no one from their families came forward to claim them.

After persistent efforts by Bahraini authorities in coordination with the Indian Embassy, Andhra Pradesh officials eventually convinced the families to either receive the mortal remains or consent to cremation abroad.

On Wednesday, both women were cremated at Bahrain’s Hindu cremation ground, nearly five years after their deaths. The cremations were carried out by noted social worker D V Shiva Kumar, following the families’ consent.

Shiva Kumar praised the humanitarian approach of Bahraini and Indian Embassy officials in resolving the matter.