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Legal Recognition of Homemakers' Unpaid Work in India
The Case That Changed Everything On a November morning in 2001, in Punjab, a woman named Reshma lost her life in a road accident caused by another driver's rash and negligent driving. Reshma was a homemaker — she had no salary slip, no office to report to, and no income on paper. Her husband and three children approached the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal for compensation and were awarded just ₹2.42 lakh in 2003. Years of appeals followed. By 2024, the Punjab and Haryana High

Shivangi Yadav
12 hours ago8 min read


Beyond the Courtroom: Village Mediation and Marital Reconciliation
When a marriage breaks down in a Delhi apartment, lawyers are called. When it breaks down in a village in Rajasthan, the elders are called. Both arrive at the same destination — a separated couple — but by very different roads. Which road is faster, cheaper, and more humane? The Numbers Don't Lie: Cities Break Marriages More Often Before we dive into the "how" of village divorce, we need to ask — is it actually true that rural India divorces less? The answer is a clear yes, a

Kamal Kumar Prajapat
1 day ago7 min read
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