The UN accredited Loomba Foundation, hosted its annual dinner at the Guildall here yesterday.
Speaking on the occasion, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the foundation has been doing a "superb work" in trying to provide solace to widows who have been facing "terrible discrimination".
Describing Lord Loomba's efforts as "heroic", Clegg said, "It is a wonderful effort and he has dedicated so much of his life for this cause".
Clegg, the chief guest at the event, said, "The crime and atrocity against widows has gone on far too long and it is high time the rights of these women are respected."
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"The Foundation has already attracted partners to join us going forward. The Centre for Citizenship, Enterprise and Governance at the University of Northampton is assisting us over the next three years with their expertise in social metrics and measuring social value of corporates," he said.
He said British business tycoon Richard Branson, the Patron-in-Chief of the foundation, has been supporting it since 2002 and has collected over 5,00,000 pounds.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife, Cherie Blair, the President of the Foundation, said over 245 million widows and their 500 million children around the world suffers social injustice in silence.
He said Government of India is extremely sensitive to the issue and trying to tackle it.
"A lot has been done and more needs to be done for erasing the stigma attached to them and help them economically," he said.
The event was attended by Lord Navnit Dholakia, Lord Karan Billimoria and Britain's Minister for Justice Lord Tom McNally, among others.