The verandah of the Bihari temple, in Radhakund, a few kilometers away from the Hindu temple town of Vrindavan, comes alive with chants and grateful ululations at 11 o’clock every morning as widows in ...

Maharshi Karve's Fight for Widow Rights During the 19th and early 20th centuries, widows in India faced severe societal ...

In the western Indian state of Rajasthan, entire communities of women have been left widowed by silicosis, a fatal lung disease linked to the region’s expanding stone-mining industry. Mine workers are ...

At a time when widows faced stigma, Dhondo Keshav Karve challenged social norms, advocated remarriage, and set an example by ...

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a widow is entitled to claim maintenance from her father-in-law, reinforcing legal protections under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act for vulnerable women ...