According to the latest demographic sample survey by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Jharkhand and West Bengal are the two states in India where more than half of the women are married off before attaining 21 years of age. As per UNICEF, one in three of the world’s child brides live in India. Of the country’s 223 million child brides, 102 million were married before turning 15.

Most child brides in India are victims of either poverty, pandemic or patriarchy. In this Podumentary, we speak to experts who have been at the forefront of fighting this social evil. 



Speakers:



Karminder Kaur
Child Marriage Prohibition Officer

Haryana government 



Pallabi Ghosh

Anti-trafficking activist

Founder, Impact & Dialogue Foundation



Poonam Muttreja 

Executive Director

Population Foundation of India



Vageshwari Deswal 

Faculty of Law

University of Delhi



Yogesh Vaishnav 
Co-founder 
Vikalp Sansthan

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According to the latest demographic sample survey by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Jharkhand and West Bengal are the two states in India where more than half of the women are married off before attaining 21 years of age. As per UNICEF, one in three of the world’s child brides live in India. Of the country’s 223 million child brides, 102 million were married before turning 15.
Most child brides in India are victims of either poverty, pandemic or patriarchy. In this Podumentary, we speak to experts who have been at the forefront of fighting this social evil. 
 
Speakers:
 
Karminder Kaur Child Marriage Prohibition Officer
Haryana government 
 
Pallabi Ghosh
Anti-trafficking activist
Founder, Impact &amp; Dialogue Foundation
 
Poonam Muttreja 
Executive Director
Population Foundation of India
 
Vageshwari Deswal 
Faculty of Law
University of Delhi
 
Yogesh Vaishnav Co-founder Vikalp Sansthan<a href="https://theprobe.in/become-a-member/" rel="payment">Support Our Independent Journalism: https://theprobe.in/become-a-member/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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