The recent news about Yuzvendra Chahal’s alleged Rs 4.75 crore alimony to Dhanashree Verma has sent social media into a controversy firestorm.
Everyone is questioning the rationale behind such a huge sum, stating that why should a woman who is well established, well educated, well earning, has no kids, didn’t give dowry, didn’t take break from career, equally capable, socially privileged ask for alimony in a short- lived marriage?
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Having been married for a mere two years, their split questions the urgency of alimony in the present-day relationship.
In an era when women are breaking the stereotypes and achieving financial success, alimony seems almost quaint when there are no kids and neither partner has set their career back to support the other.
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Critics argue that asking for alimony in such cases perpetuates traditional gender roles that assume women need financial support after divorce, even if they are economically independent.
But what must be kept in mind is that each divorce is unique, shaped by personal dynamics and efforts that are not always obvious at first glance. Some might view alimony as undeserved in this situation, but others could maintain that it’s a buffer for emotional disruption that happens in a marital break-up.
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The discussion about alimony needs to change to accommodate the nuances of contemporary relationships and not conform to blanket assumptions.
