Rakhi Ghosh
Rakhi Ghosh is a Bhubaneswar based journalist.
February 11, 2019
Alladin’s parents advised her to wait till she turned 18, following a resolution by the Gond Tribal Samaj to ban child marriages (Photo by Rakhi Ghosh)
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Child marriage ban helps Gond girls pursue dreams

In Gond tribal villages where child marriages were the norm till recently, a resolution by elders to ban marriages before legal age has helped girl children to continue their education

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December 5, 2018
It is not unusual to find groups of unemployed men in villages across India (Photo by Michael Foley)
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Money & manhood: changing gender roles in rural homes

In times of increasing agrarian stress and uncertain incomes, women in villages are becoming as much providers of families as men, but the vice grip of patriarchy refuses to slacken

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March 30, 2018
Shaheen creates awareness about women’s rights among those from a conservative background. (Photo by Shaheen)
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A voice against abuse and exploitation

Standing against forced marriages in the old city of Hyderabad, Shaheen has emerged as a space for women of minority and oppressed communities to empower themselves

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June 14, 2017
Keeping girls in school is an important way to push back underage marriages. (Photo by Eric Parker)
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Custom of child marriages must be fought on multiple fronts

There is no silver bullet to defeat the scourge of underage marriages. Rather, it is important to extend the scope of current interventions among adolescents and the communities they grow up in, which then need to be backed up by suitable government policies

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