AUTHOR PROFILE OF Paromita Sengupta

There are many relationships a woman enters into throughout her life. But in these relationships, what is her claim on finances, on inheritance and property? Can she be an heir to inherit property? What does the law say about women's right ...

It is believed that women are not very knowledgeable in financial matters. There are many women who have careers and earn handsomely but look for support from male members of their family when they need advice on savings or investments. Lack ...

If you are a regular on the micro-blogging site Twitter, you are sure to have seen posts with the hashtags #MarriageStrike or #MaritalStrike, and if you're a somewhat curious person, you must have been wondering what marriage strike means anyway. ...

What's trending? No marriage, no babies! Yes, surprising though it may sound to Indian ears, there's been a decline in birth rate all over the world. The reason? Not medical, but sociological. More and more women do not want to ...

Violence against women is a reality and it has worsened in COVID times. Boldsky had written about COVID-induced violence against women through the pandemic. What is also a reality is the bias against women who have been victims of violence ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Maharashtra, has issued a set of guidelines for procedures to be followed by the police for sensitive handling of cases related to crimes against women and children - especially that of sexual assault. The ...

This article is the second part of a two-part series on the causes and effects of divorces in modern India. The previous article on the subject analysed why divorces were on the rise in India, what the effect of the pandemic ...

Zarina is a Delhi-based lawyer. She is a single parent to a child with special needs. In 2015, she got a divorce from her husband. It was not an easy decision back then, but now she feels that she has never ...

Diwali, the festival of lights, is a five-day-long festival. It starts with Dhanteras and is then followed by Naraka Chaturdasi, Lakshmi puja and Govardhan puja till it finally ends in Bhai Dooj. The third day of the Diwali festival is the ...

All women are success stories because all women have to overcome Himalayan odds to become what they are. Whether it is a corporate achiever, a mother completing graduation at 40, a high-flying politician, a homemaker setting up a bakery or ...

Before I started writing this piece, I decided to find out what Karwa Chauth means to modern Indian women, what shape it has taken in 21st century India. A quick search on the Internet was eye-opening. Karwa Chauth or Karva Chauth ...

What is the legend of Goddess Durga? In our first article of the series, we told you all about the divine feminine, her birth and her inspiring story of having beaten the demon Mahishasur to save the Gods and mankind. ...