On 22nd December 1901, Rabindranath Tagore established his school at Santiniketan with five students (including his eldest son) and an equal number of teachers. He originally named it Brahmacharya Ashram in the tradition of ancient forest hermitages. Not too many know that Shantiniketan, which means the abode of peace – long before it became the…
INTRODUCTION The term ‘Maintenance’ is not defined under Code of Criminal procedure,1973 but according to chapter IX of Code of criminal procedure,1973 it talks about the provision of maintenance of Wives, Children and Parents, In legal sense, ‘maintenance’ means alimony which someone has to pay to his former wife or husband and specially when they…
Dowry deaths are deaths of married women who are murdered or driven to suicide by continuous harassment and torture by their husbands and in-laws over a dispute about their dowry. In India traditional marriages, the dowry system, perpetuates the concept of the girl’s parents giving gold, money, cars, homes and other material goods to the…
Dowry system is followed in India since a very long time. Our ancestors started this system for valid reasons but now it is leading to issues and problems in society. In this essay on dowry, we will see what dowry exactly is, how it started, and why it should be stopped now. The new dowry…
‘Dowry’ according to the dictionary, means the property which a woman brings to her husband at the time of her marriage. Originally, it must have meant property represented by the voluntary gifts given to the girl by her parents, relatives and friends out of love and affection, at the time of her marriage. May be…
Domestic violence in India is AN entrenched problem, and it’s solely been exacerbated in recent years. per the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) ‘Crime in India’ 2019 report, regarding 70% of girls in India are victims of force. One such manifestation of this domestic violence is matrimonial rape. matrimonial rape, the act of forcing your…
Rape is a vital term that has more than just a meaning attached to it. We have a lot of laws and regulations in place to safeguard the rights of rape victims, but isn’t it interesting that while rape is considered a fatal crime by society and the law, marital rapes are not? This is…
“Violence needs to stop. All of us – men and women – need to speak up and teach our children that violence is never the solution. Together we can all make a difference. The best place to start is with yourself.” As recently, The International Organization Secretary-General appealed to governments to bear in mind of…
Knowing what constitutes harassment that is sexual in nature in the workplace and the impact it has on the employees and the organization are crucial to understanding its prevention. Sexual harassment doesn’t just affect women although they are the group representing the highest levels of sexual harassment in the workplace with 80% experiencing some form…
Family and domestic violence is a major problem in the United States, impacting an estimated 10 million people each year; domestic violence affects one out of every four women and one out of every nine males. Almost every healthcare professional will examine or treat a patient who has been a victim of domestic or familial…
