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She became a wife at 11. 12 years later, she chose prison over living with her husband. At 24, she became India’s first woman to get a divorceIn an era where women’s rights were nothing more than a laughingstock in India and women were bartered away like cattle for marriage even b...- The fear before the grief: When goodbye begins long before it actually happensThe death of a parent is one of life's oldest certainties. Yet for many millennials and Gen Z adults, it is an all-consuming preoccupation....
- Meerut: Retired judge celebrates daughter’s divorce with wedding-style band, baaja, sweets and prideA retired judge in Meerut celebrated his daughter’s return home following her divorce with drums, sweets and garlands, in a heartfelt gestu...
- Are prenups enforceable in India? 4 narrow pathways to legally bind pre-nuptial intent and protect wealthMuch of the uncertainty around pre-nuptial agreements, or prenups, stems from India’s long-held view of marriage as a sacrament rather than...
- Boney Kapoor's daughter Anshula opens up about pain she felt when she was socially ostracized after his second marriage to SrideviAnshula Kapoor, daughter of Boney Kapoor, faced emotional turmoil following her parents' separation and her father's subsequent marriage to...
- Who was Nari Hira, the charismatic publisher who made scandal-hungry India gasp with gossipNari Hira, a trailblazer in Indian media and founder of Stardust Magazine, died at 86 on August 23. He reshaped magazine publishing with ti...
- Shuddh Desi Romance: Homegrown dating apps swipe right on the Indian marketThen there's Ador, which enables singles to connect with people who share the similar passions, interests, hobbies. The app has over 70,000...
- Break-up celebrations in vogue as people look to offset the traumas of abusive marriages and painful divorces"The divorce felt real when I was at the party, celebrating," said Poonawala, who held the all-night party with 15 of her female friends tw...
- View: High time to foster equality in Durga Puja celebrations, including sindoor khelaDurga Pujas, at least in India’s urban areas, have no dearth of educated and presumably enlightened people. Yet this exclusion is perpetuat...
- Death of three sisters spotlights India's dowry violenceKalu, Kamlesh and Mamta Meena were victims of a dispute over dowries, the often hefty sums Indian parents pay to marry off their daughters.
- Single people in their 50s open up to the idea of using dating appsA lot of single folk in the 50 and above age group are taking to dating apps to ward off their loneliness.
- Why sharia courts should have no place in any civilised countryThere should be no country for sharia courts; constitutional values and not AIMPLB should govern laws for Muslim women.
- Adultery: Why government should stay out of our affairsThe problem is that our law involves the state, and the full weight of patriarchal morality, in the affair.
- Why some wives have pinned hopes on this Delhi High Court verdictMany other survivors of marital rape are now pinning their hopes of justice on the Delhi High Court, which is hearing a petition filed by t...
- How few age-old biases and taboos women faced have changed in IndiaThe country has 63 million “missing women” (due to female foeticide) and 21 million “unwanted girls” (who are not treated well).
- Maneka Gandhi recasts policy to aid single women focusing on removing social stigmasThe policy is also likely to address issues related to widows and universal health benefits for all women and is expected to be made public...
- Women taking lead in divorce cases, say lawyersOf divorce cases reported in Kolkata in recent yrs, lawyers have seen that in an overwhelmingly large number of instances, women took the i...
- After gay rights, is polygamy the next revolution?In the US, where conservative Christianity is a powerful force, the SC has upheld gay marriage as a fundamental right, striking down many s...
- What is leading to the growing number of divorces in Mumbai?In 2014, till March 31, 454 couples have already decided to get separate through legal process.
- India lost a Nobel due to govt, scientific community callousnessThanks to work-life imbalance and technological advancements, IVF has become big business since the birth of India’s first test tube baby a...
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