Tarigami demands enhancement in widow, old age pension
Region: India
Jammu, March 9 (Scoop News) - CPI (M) legislator M Y Tarigami stressed the need to enhance widow and old age pension, urging the government to find ways and means to ensure welfare of this poor and miserable ... more
Views: 1461Status of women in the 21st Century India
Region: India
Throughout ages women in India have faced gruesome atrocities. One side of history shows the faith among the Indians about “Shakti” or the “Women Power” to be the strongest energy. The other s... more
Views: 14766Story Behind Sati
Region: India
What is Sati ? Hindu custom in India in which the widow was burnt to death on her husband’s pyre. Can be a voluntary choice or force upon a woman by her in-laws. II. Reasons for S... more
Views: 3279India's Abandoned Widows
Region: India
When Deepa Mehta was making her film” Water”, one of the controversies that latched onto the book was the allegation of the renowned Bengali author and current president of the Sahitya Academy , Sunil Gangopadh... more
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