The newly launched book of Lord Raj Loomba "Widow Warrior –The Cause that Shape My Life", is an evocative memoir that chronicles this remarkable journey story of compassion, struggle, and the power of belief. It offers readers a gripping narrative of a small-town boy who ascended to the upper echelons of wealth and power in the United Kingdom but a deeply moving account of his campaign to eradicate.to eradicate the stigma surrounding widowhood. The book's launching ceremony will be held at the British Council in the presence of British High Commissioner Lindy Cameron, Former Diplomat Yash Sinha, and other eminent dignitaries.
According to Lord Loomba, the book is not just his story, It is the story of millions of women who have been invisible for too long. Widow Warrior is a beacon of hope—a reminder that change is possible, no matter how entrenched the problem seems. He witnesses firsthand the deep sorrow and social isolation that envelops his mother, now a widow at the tender age of 37. This personal heartbreak planted the seed of a lifelong mission—a mission that would one day change the lives of millions across the globe.
Lord Loomba is a successful British-Indian businessman born in Punjab, in 1997, he decided, his life to support destitute widows. In 25 years the Loomba Foundation's education and empowerment programs have transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of widows and their dependents and led the United Nations in 2010 to designate 23 June every year as International Widows Day to drive global action. Now a member of the UK's House of Lords, He continues to champion the cause of the world's poorest and most marginalized people, determined to eradicate the Scourge of discrimination once and for all.