I remember how the classic film “Balika Badhu” presented the topic of marriage between two children in India at a tender age. Child marriages were not uncommon in our country in the pre-Independence era. Forward...

Over-emphasis on prosecution, like in Assam, will not bring any sustainable change when the issue is deeply rooted in culture and social norms

Numbers show one in every four in India is a child marriage, but ground situation may be even worse

Prevention of child marriage is crucial to address several human rights violations that stand in the way of gender inclusion and equality

As per Article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

In the eighth post of I4I’s month-long campaign to mark International Women’s Day 2023, Shubham Mudgil and Swathi Rao from The Quantum Hub use a novel dataset based on NFHS-5 to present data highlights on child marriage in parliamentary constituencies across…

Last month, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a massive crackdown on child marriages in the state with his anti-child marriage drive and vowed to end the ‘menace’ by 2026. The move has drawn outrage from various sections of society, with the…

To end the menace of child marriage in the state, the government of Assam has initiated a statewide crackdown to arrest the perpetrators of child marriage and initiate legal action against all

A Unicef report on child marriage has acknowledged the progress made in addressing this societal malady, but it has expressed concern over the sluggish pace of advancement. According to the report,

“This wicked practice of child marriage has destroyed the happiness of my life. It comes between me and the things which I prize above all others – study and mental cultivation”.1 This expression of Rakhmabai in 1885 is inscribed in the hearts of women and…