I think it’s safe to say almost everyone has watched the famous sitcom ‘Baalika Vadhu’on the television. It came with a strong message at the end of each episode, but majority of the population watched it for pure entertainment. To those who haven’t watched, Baalika Vadhu was a show on the social evil ‘child marriage’.
Although it has fallen sharply, child marriage still takes place in some backward areas of the country. Parents marry off their children at the mere age of 9-10 years. The bride then goes back to living with her parents. Sometimes the groom may die and the small girl becomes a widow before even leaning what marriage is. Such traditions really need to be stopped completely. At the time of marriage the children have neither reached mental maturity nor are their bodies fully developed for this matrimony. It’s really sad when parents are more concerned about marrying their child at a small age rather than worrying for his/her education and carrier.
The most effective counter to stop child marriages has been to physically stop marriages from taking place after being tipped off from somewhere. Other than that it’s extremely difficult to check on child marriages. That’s where NGOs come in. They work on the grass root level and have a direct interaction with the people. With their help only child marriage can be brought to complete halt. We must also take a pledge that if we come to know about any such activity taking place near our area or to someone we know, we must inform the concerned authorities immediately. After all, it’s only when everyone comes together will the plight of this nation become better.
By-
Pashmina Lakhanpal
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