Ritwika Mitra

Aug 4, 2024 | missingperspectives.com | Ritwika Mitra

India’s top court recently ruled that divorced Muslim women can seek alimony from their ex-husbands under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Code (CrPc). While in India, Muslims are governed by the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, this judgement observes that Muslim women can seek relief under the secular law as well.   “The emphasis is on sufficient maintenance, not minimal amount. After all, maintenance is a facet of gender parity and enabler of equality, not charity.

Jun 28, 2024 | thehindu.com | Ritwika Mitra

With his sweat-drenched T-shirt stuck to his body, Anup Majhi, 37, pauses for a moment beneath the AC blowers in the bus parked in Kolkata’s Esplanade area. A small-time salesman selling pills and potions, Majhi has been hopping on and off buses plying on the 180-km stretch between Esplanade and Digha for the past 26 years. “Two tablets during the day and two at night, and you will be rid of indigestion or gas,” he promises his customers.

May 27, 2024 | roadsandkingdoms.com | Ritwika Mitra

In Bangladesh, Pumpkin Plus transforms rural lives through the innovative technology of growing crops on sandbars. They are a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize. KURIGRAM, Bangladesh –Bangladesh sits on the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, crisscrossed by the Padma, Brahmaputra, Meghna and Karnaful rivers. Though rivers have long been lifelines for the communities setting up shelters along their shores, the past decades have brought about destructive change.

Apr 29, 2024 | znetwork.org | Ritwika Mitra

As the world’s largest democracy began the first of its seven-phase general elections last week, India’s farmers were back on the streets protesting the government’s U-turn on earlier promises. It has not been long since the farmers grabbed the world’s attention by camping at the borders of the national capital in Delhi for a year, forcing Narendra Modi’s government to meet their demands.

Apr 28, 2024 | truthout.org | Ritwika Mitra

As the world’s largest democracy began the first of its seven-phase general elections last week, India’s farmers were back on the streets protesting the government’s U-turn on earlier promises. It has not been long since the farmers grabbed the world’s attention by camping at the borders of the national capital in Delhi for a year, forcing Narendra Modi’s government to meet their demands.