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Mar 17, 2018 · In the Indian society, particularly amongst the Bengalis, widowhood is a factor, which serves to separate a particular section of women from the mainstream of life and as they age, their...
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Sep 26, 2022 · Female widowhood experiences specific to the Indian context are the discriminatory practices that lead to their vulnerable position in society, fraught economic conditions, and worse health outcomes.
- 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101242
- 2022/09
- SSM Popul Health. 2022 Sep; 19: 101242.
Nov 6, 2012 · The health and well-being of widows in India is an important but neglected issue of public health and women’s rights. According to the 2001 Census, widows represent 9% of the female population (over 34 million women), yet researchers and policy makers have paid scant attention to this group.
- Katia Sarla Mohindra, Slim Haddad, Delampady Narayana
- 2012
Holi and its overall significance within Indian society is the perfect opportunity for widows to state loud and clear their claim to catharsis and respect.
Mar 23, 2023 · First, I will explain why widows in early India are or should be a topic of interest to scholars of South Asia, both modern and premodern. Then I will explain why Dharmaśāstra literature constitutes the best available lens for studying such women and constructing a large-scale history of them.
India is perhaps the only country where widowhood, in addition to being a personal status, exists as a social institution. Widows’ deprivation and stigmatization are exacerbated by ritual and religious symbolism.
Mar 1, 2023 · Brick’s new book, “Widows Under Hindu Law,” is a detailed textual and historical analysis of four widow-related topics in India: widow remarriage and levirate; widows’ rights of inheritance; widow-asceticism; and the custom of sati, a former practice in India where a widow burned herself to death on her husband’s funeral pyre.
