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 ...

India's widows suffer from exclusion and stigmatization. For decades, they have been fighting for more rights, with the help of NGOs. For the first time, widows are allowed to celebrate the festival ...

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

If you’ve been scrolling through social media recently, chances are you’ve come across conversations about forgotten women freedom fighters. With history textbooks often giving them just a passing ...

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 ...