Editing Levirate marriage (section)

===India===
In 2017, the [[Indian Army]] removed a rule which restricted payment of monetary allowances to widows of gallantry awardees if she marries someone other than the late husband's brother. Previously, the payment of an allowance was continued until her death or until she re-married, unless the new husband was the late husband's brother.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 November 2017 |title=Army widow need not marry brother-in-law for pension |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/221117/army-widow-need-not-marry-brother-in-law-for-pension.html}}</ref>

The most famous instance of levirate marriage in India was the wedding of the [[Pañcāla|Panchala]] princess [[Draupadi]] to the five [[Pandava]] brothers. It is a main plot point of the epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'', though heavily discussed in the text as being controversial. ([[Polygamy]], however, was common at the time.)