Tag: Early Marriage
Consultation On How Seasonal Migration Affects Children Held
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) held a one-day consultation to provide a platform for making migration
safer for children.
The...
Vegetable Gardens Preventing Bengal Girls From Early Marriage, Trafficking
For a teenager, Sarjana Biswas has rather modest ambitions: finish school, go to college and become a government healthcare worker in her village.
But for...
Education Pushes Back Age Of Marriage For Rural Women
The median age at marriage for women has increased--from 19.4 years in 2001 to 21.2 years in 2011, according to Census data--but continues to...
No Wedding Tents For Child Marriages, Rajasthan Tentwallahs Vow
In Rajasthan, a state famed for its palaces and forts, weddings peak during the Akshaya Tritiya festival in April and May, which is considered an auspicious period.