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Child marriage in India in Indian law is a marriage in which both the bride (who can only be female) and the groom (only male) are less than 21 years of age. Most child marriages involve girls younger than 21, many of whom are from poor families. Child marriages are prevalent in India. Estimates vary widely between sources as to the extent and ...
The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, passed on 28 September 1929, in the Imperial Legislative Council of India, fixed the minimum age of marriage for girls at 14 years and boys at 18 years. In 1949, after India's independence, it was amended to fix the age of 15 for girls, and in 1978 to 18 for girls and 21 for boys.
UNICEF defines child marriage as marriage before 18 years of age and considers this practice a violation of human rights. [1] Child marriage has been an issue in India for a long time, because of its root in traditional, cultural and religious protection it has been a hard battle to fight.
Ushabati Ghosh (age 11) was married to the Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose (aged 20) [4] in 1914. Bose, not keen on marriage so early in life and while still attending college, only did so at his mother's insistence. [5] They had nine children, two of whom died in early childhood. Liu Chi-chun (aged 16) was married to Yen Chia-kan (aged 19 ...
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In India, marriage is thought to be for life, [41] and the divorce rate is extremely low. In 2021, India recorded the lowest divorce rate in the world at just 0.1 divorces per 1000 people. In contrast, the divorce rate in the United States was significantly higher, at 2.5 per 1000. The Indian figure, however, appears to be rising.
Smita Sharma, a photojournalist, has photographed and interviewed more than 50 young survivors of sex trafficking in India and Bangladesh. Child marriage and sex slavery of young girls are still ...
29 December – All India Congress in Lahore demands independence. The radical nationalists, led by Jawaharlal Nehru, push through the National Congress a resolution calling for virtual independence within a year. Bombay Flying Club is founded by JRD Tata. 8 April - Batukeshwar Dutt and Bhagat Singh throw bombs in the Assembly chamber, New Delhi.