In recent years, the legal landscape surrounding inheritance rights for widows has significantly evolved. However, while the law is on their side to offer protection, widows in India continue to ...

A Maharashtra NGO has urged the Indian government to create a National Widows' Rights Commission to combat societal and legal injustices against widowed women. The proposal highlights the unique ...

In its representation to the ministry, the organisation stated that despite Constitutional guarantees of equality and dignity under Articles 14, 15 and 21, there is no exclusive statutory body that ...

In "Water," Canadian-Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta illuminates a sad aspect of society in India: widows cast out by their families. The film is powerful and unsettling when Mehta's desire to entertain ...