NEW DELHI — The recently launched show Balika Vadhu 2 addresses the subject of child marriage and captures the journey of a new Anandi played by Shreya Patel.
The wedding of a Dalit youth who had sought police protection to ride a horse to his bride s house, has run into fresh trouble after the bride was found to be a minor.
According to the analysis 'Covid-19: A threat to progress against child marriage', 10 million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice.
Updated Mar 03, 2021 | 20:33 IST
A teenaged girl approached the Bhilwara court, seeking the annulment of her marriage that took place around 12 years ago. After realising that she wanted the annulment, the girl spoke to her parents (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The teenager approached the court seeking the annulment of her marriage
Ajmer: An 18-year-old girl, who was married off at the age of 6, approached the Bhilwara court on Tuesday, seeking the annulment of her marriage. After hearing the girl s claims, the court directed the summon to her husband.
The girl said that she was ignorant when she got married. However, after she turned an adult, the girl realised that she was against the marriage.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic raged, organisations around the world raised alarms about the rise in child marriages. Non-profit organisation Save The Children warned that “half a million more girls are at risk of child marriage in the pandemic year, and the increase is set to reverse 25 years of progress, which saw child marriage rates decline.”
Analysis conducted by the NGO revealed that a further 2.5 million girls were at risk of early marriage by 2025, only because of the pandemic. Added to the 58.4 million child marriages taking place on average every five years, this amounts to a staggering 61 million child marriages by 2025, as reported by Save the Children.