Study on widowhood is one of the neglected areas and it is the need of the hour that, the myths, beliefs and assumptions associated with it need to be examined broadly. Since time immemorial, widowhood is significantly a distressing event in the life of a woman. In the patriarchal Indian society, the religious rituals, customs and traditions made widowhood much excruciating, disapproving and humiliating for women. Globally, apart from the differences in customs, and traditions every culture has its own set of rules to govern the lives of widows. In addition to the stigmatisation and deprivation, the most common experiences observed by every widow are, loss of social status and financial instability. The main purpose of this paper is to focus on the struggles of widows belonging to Naga, Ao, Angami, and Adi tribes of India’s Northeast with reference to the selected works of Temsula Ao, Easterine Kire, and Mamang Dai. The paper also discusses how Ao, Adi and Angami tribal widows were discriminated personally, psychologically, socially, economically by the religious rituals and symbolisms. The paper also portrays their animistic faith, and unique sufferings imposed on them through their belief in spirits and supernatural powers. The paper also observes that, despite internalised and institutionalised patriarchy, how certain situations made the elderly widows ingrained with gender disparity, take the privilege of decision making and exercise matriarchal power control over the family members and the clans. The study also dwells upon how the impact of various wars and insurgencies, have aggravated the sufferings in multiple ways in the lives of north-eastern tribal widows

Delving into the situation and condition of post war widows in the contemporary times, it has been seen that India has the highest number of war widows in the world, and very less has been debated and researched on the experiences faced by them. These widows cope up with the odds and challenges to make a living and are named as “Veer Nari.” Widows are psychologically disturbed due to the sudden death of their spouse. Though they are ensured a pension but under certain conditions; like she should remain unmarried or marry the living eligible heir of her deceased husband’s family. Social isolation is obvious in their lives and as they are secluded from social relationships due to the social stigma attached to widowhood. The bitterness, trauma and unending questions become an unavoidable part of their life. The research papers explore The Warrior Widow by Ambreen Zaidi who is a social activist and a great writer working for the welfare of the war widows. Presently she is running an organisation Changemakers that works in collaboration with various welfare groups of the Indian Army, where she and her team extend their services to war widows, orphans and people with needs. She has personally met 30 war widows and orphans, which looks to highlight the life of a war widow and her journey of survival

In the wave of Covid-19, world is struggling for solution to come out from health threats as well as socio -economic problems. More than 42.5 Cr people were infected by this disease and 60 Lac deaths are reported up to last week of February 2022 in the overall world. India has been one of the world's worst Covid-hit nations, recording more than 4.28 Cr cases and 5.12 lacs official deaths so far. The pandemic has left more than twelve thousands of women are newly widowed, struggling to adjust to a new life without their spouse. In our deeply patriarchal system, their lives became very hard. They are struggling for financial support as well as their social problems. Not only sympathy is required for them but financial support also. While losing a spouse can be destabilizing, it has been dangerous for thousands of Indian women who have lost their husbands to COVID-19. Most of them were housewives, who have no any financial knowledge and awareness of their financial status. It became very hard to them to manage their mental state and family needs mostly their children’s needs. In this paper researcher wants to focus on the socio – economic problems these widows are facing. They have school going children, old in laws in family. Now they don’t require sympathy any more but financial help, earning source and respectful life in the society. Their responsibility as a single parent is now very hard challenge for them, so they required some help from their family, society as well as from government in nurturing their children with dignity.

Law of India refers to the system of law in modern India. It is largely based on English common law because of the long period of British colonial influence during the period of the British Raj. Much of contemporary Indian law shows substantial European and American influence. Various legislation first introduced by the British is still in effect in modified forms today.

Adaptation can be seen as an interaction between a ‘cinematic text’ and a well-constructed ‘original text’. Adaptation of literary text is significant as it helps revisit the written form and reaches wider audience. In reworking of the text, the dialogues are revised and reframed with an altered script while the narrative becomes consistent. Cinematic adaptations have proved to be an effective media of transporting meaning across cultures as they assist in reliving the text, making it a more inclusive enquiry. Likewise, the present paper is a comparative study of Deepa Mehta’s Water (2005) and Bapsi Sidhwa's novel and focuses upon the experiences and challenges faced by widow in an Indian society. Deviating from the stereotypical connotations and patriarchal inhibitions, it emphasizes upon the desires of widows as an individual adding new facet to the time-tested aura.

Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha is committed to women empowerment through education. Bharatratna Dhondo Keshav Karve worked hard for the upliftment of women. Since that time, many social reformers have been fighting for rights of widows. ‘Hindu Succession Act’, 1956 protects the right of a widow in the self-acquired property of her deceased husband without a will. Her right on the property remains as it is despite her remarriage. There has been revolutionary change in the quality of life of widows over the period but widow remarriages have still not been accepted easily in our society. The government implemented schemes like ‘Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme’, ‘Home for Widows’ etc. Our study highlights the perspective of society on widow remarriages and consequently their property succession rights. The paper also throws light on probable reasons for the low percentage of widow remarriages even in the 21st century. The data was collected on the E- platform and analyzed statistically. The findings suggest the need for awareness about the government schemes for widows. Though the society encourages widow remarriages, the observations show hesitant approach towards ‘Inheritance Rights’ of widows.