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Child Marriage India by SDRC. Child marriage in India, according to the Indian law, is a marriage where the woman and man both are younger than 21 years of age. Most child marriages involve girls younger than 21, many of whom are from poor socio-economic conditions. Child marriages are prevalent in India. Estimates vary widely between sources ...
The Phulmoni Dasi rape case was a case of child marriage and subsequent marital rape in India in 1889, which resulted in the death of the 10-year-old girl, Phulmoni Dasi. [ 1 ] The case led to the conviction of the husband in 1890 and triggered several legal reforms. [ 2 ]
Rukhmabai (22 November 1864 – 25 September 1955) was an Indian physician and feminist.She is best known for being one of the first practicing women doctors in colonial India (first one being Dr. Kadambini Ganguly who started practicing in 1886) as well as being involved in a landmark legal case involving her marriage as a child bride between 1884 and 1888.
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.
e. Gender inequality in India refers to health, education, economic and political inequalities between men and women in India. [ 1 ] Various international gender inequality indices rank India differently on each of these factors, as well as on a composite basis, and these indices are controversial. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Gender inequalities, and their ...
Marxism. Youth rights. Society portal. v. t. e. Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, usually between a child and an adult, but can also be between a child and another child. [ 1 ] Although the age of majority (legal adulthood) and marriage age are typically 18 years old, these thresholds can differ in ...
Vishaka and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan was a 1997 Indian Supreme Court case where various women's groups led by Naina Kapur and her organisation, Sakshi filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the state of Rajasthan and the central Government of India to enforce the fundamental rights of working women under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India.
Child Marriage Restraint Act. 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 ...