Jyoti Thorat (left), a sugarcane worker who was married as a child bride, prays with her husband, Ravindra, in their home at Kathoda village in Beed district of India ...
When 15-year-old Geeta Jadhav disappeared from her home during last year’s monsoon, her teacher, Suvarna Gaikwad, already knew what had happened. Geeta had been married off to Prashant Koli, a boy ...
Similarly, the AHTU thwarted child marriages at Jola in Kaij tehsil and Songaon in Beed tehsil, the official said, adding ...
Maharashtra's child rights body considers proposing birthdates on marriage invites to combat child marriages and teenage ...
The Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights is recommending that the state government mandate the ...
Gajapati district administration successfully prevented a child marriage on Sunday night after receiving an alert from Child Helpline (1098). A 17.9-year-old girl was rescued and her parents provided ...
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Indian activists seek to save child brides
When wedding season comes in India, the phone of child rights activist Tatwashil Kamble never stops ringing with appeals to stop girls from being married off due to poverty. Kamble said he has helped ...
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