Child marriage means to marry children in their childhood. Kuriti like child marriage is not only found in India but is found all over the world but India has the largest place in child marriage. Child marriage is the marriage of two immature children who are completely unknown to each other. Child marriage is not a new practice but it has been going on since the monarchical times of the Delhi Sultanate in India. People used to respect their daughters in Omar only for fear of being robbed by foreign rulers. The marriage of girls was considered a feast and child marriages were also done due to the desire to see the grandchildren of the elderly.
Child marriage is still present in our society. 40 percent of the girls are married in less than 18 years. Child marriages are more common in villages than in cities. Many child marriages are also such that if the elder sister is getting married, they also do the younger as well, which will save the expenses in the marriage. Children do not understand or manage anything because of the marriages done in raw age. Then these marriages either reach divorce or till death. Infant and women mortality rates are increasing due to child marriages. Their physical and mental development is not possible. HIV. As such, the risk of diseases also increases.
Even in today's society, child marriage like Kuriti is spreading its legs because people are not aware, their thinking is still conservative and they still consider girls' marriage as infuriating. In the past, many people have tried to stop the practice of child marriage, the main support of which is Raja Ram Mohan Roy. They got an act passed by the British government under which the minimum age of a boy was 18 years for marriage and 14 years for a girl child. Changes were made in Kanun after which the age of the boy has been increased to 21 years and that of the girl to 18 years.
The government has also banned the marriage of children and strict punishment will be given if a child is caught getting married. To eradicate malpractices like child marriage from the society, we have to educate people, make them aware through media and street plays.awarness cmpaign is being carried out by various mediums to prevent child mariage by swarashtra seva foundation . simultaneously , by finding out the reasons responsible for child marriage , efforts are being made to remove them .
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