Nepal, April 12 -- Sagar was raised by his single mother. His parents had been separated some ten years ago. Radhika, Sagar's mother, wanted to save her marriage, and to that end, she did everything she could. But all her efforts went down the drain. Her husband was in an illicit relationship with a woman who was a schoolteacher in the neighbouring village. Seeing her husband's stubborn nature, Radhika couldn't shake a gut-wrenching sense of doom.

Finally, the divorce case was settled in court. Radhika received Rs5,000 cash, a small house, and one ropani of land as alimony from her husband. The day Radhika received a divorce certificate from the district court, there was not an iota of sadness on her face. She was rather satisfied and re...