Why do men want ‘Marriage Strike’? A social media debate is raging in India over criminalising marital rape

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In the past couple of days, a quite unusual and striking hashtag has dominated the social media trends in India, especially on the microblogging site Twitter.  Hashtag ‘Marriage Strike’ was trending in India, with thousands of people weighing in with their opinion and thought process around the context.  But what is the context? The trend…Continue Reading

Bill to increase marriage age for women introduced in Lok Sabha

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Union minister Smriti Irani introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021 that seeks to increase the legal minimum age for women to marry to 21 years Topics Lok Sabha | Smriti Irani Union Minister Smriti Irani A bill that seeks to have a uniform age of marriage for men and women was introduced in Lok…Continue Reading