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Child Marriage in India

State measure sparks a national debate

Oct 16, 2021
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Child Marriage in India
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By: Neeta Lal

India is being compelled to deal with the ugly social issue of child marriage with the forced withdrawal in the western state of Rajasthan of a controversial marriage registration bill that would have made it compulsory to register marriages even if the bride and the groom hadn’t attained the legally permissible marriageable age of 18 and 2…

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