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By M L Satyan Bengaluru: Sudha was a healthy student in southern India. The 16-year-old is no more. She was found hanging in her house in a rural village of Tamil Nadu in May, 2020. She died shortly afterwards at a nearby hospital. Sudha committed suicide, after being forced toContinue Reading

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The proportion of girls getting married in India has nearly halved in a decade, the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) said on February 6. This has contributed significantly to a global decline in child marriage. UNICEF said 25 million child marriages were prevented worldwide in the last decade, with theContinue Reading

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Child marriage cases are on the rise in Kerala going by the data of the  State Crime Records Bureau.  Last year, till November,  17 cases were registered under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act  whereas the number  was  eight  in 2016 and 13 in 2015. As per the latest dataContinue Reading

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Tiruvannamalai: An overlooked government pamphlet and a timely call to the collector’s office have come to redefine the life of N Nandhini who took on her family, standing her ground against child marriage. Determined to pursue her dream of becoming an IAS official, Nandhini, 14, from Vadakkumedu village in ArniContinue Reading