18
Oct
In a unprecedented show of solidarity, hundreds of villages in 22 districts of West Bengal organized awareness programs where an unprecedented number of men, women, and children pledged to eliminate child marriage from the state. The government directed the initiative, 'Child Marriage Free India', which involved people from various sectors, including police stations, courtrooms, panchayats, and community centers, from young children to old women survivors of child marriage. The entire country witnessed an overwhelming response, with crores of people joining in and taking pledges to end child marriage. Child Marriage Free India is a campaign by women activists and 160…
