Marriage
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally recognised union between people, called spouses, that establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. It is considered a cultural universal, but the definition of marriage varies between cultures and religions, and over time. Typically, it is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. A marriage ceremony is called a wedding. Individuals may marry for several reasons, including …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 21 August 2024 English
This report analyses the election affidavits presented by sitting MPs and MLAs from across 28 states and 8 union territories in India to documents the status of the criminal cases …
a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage Section 493 Imprisonment for a term which may … Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc. (IPC Section-366); rape (IPC Section-376); … inducing a belief of lawful marriage (IPC Section-493) 1 charge related to Marriage ceremony fraudulently … fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage (IPC Section-496) 1 charge related to Dishonestly receiving stolen … Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc. (IPC Section-366) 1 charge related to Punishment …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 28 July 2024 English
In Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, girls like Asha Bassi have to fight off pressures of marriage in their struggle to get an education …
like Asha Bassi have to fight off pressures of marriage in their struggle to get an education …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 22 May 2024 English
In Yavatmal, and across most of rural Maharashtra, there is a 'marriage' crisis: men are unable to find brides; young women are passing over impoverished farmers for government employees. This is a direct … agricultural incomes. In the run-up to the General Elections 2024, poor earnings from farming and bleak marriage prospects are top-of-mind …
across most of rural Maharashtra, there is a 'marriage' crisis: men are unable to find brides; young … Elections 2024, poor earnings from farming and bleak marriage prospects are top-of-mind …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 26 February 2024 English
hers, are blurring the lines between trafficking and smuggling of young girls, under the cover of marriage …
and smuggling of young girls, under the cover of marriage …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2024 English
The 2024 SDG Gender Index by Equal Measures 2030, a coalition of civil society and non-profit organisations, delivers a critical and sobering message on the state of gender equality with …
laws; ending harmful practices like early/forced marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C); … unwanted pregnancies, maternal mortality, child marriage and other forms of GBV. At the same time, women’s … score when it comes to child, early, and forced marriage rates (Ind. 5.1), with 50 countries showing ‘fast …
1 January 2024 English
All India Women’s Conference (AIWC), the oldest national women’s organization in India was born in January, 1927 in Poona. But the genesis had actually begun much earlier.
inevitably bound up with it. It was felt that early marriage was among the main impediments in the path of … secure the support of each in abolishing child marriage. 9 The efforts bear fruit Delhi Women’s League … hild marriages, giving sections of the Child Marriage Restraint Act and the Age of Consent Act for their information …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2024 English
Becoming a Young Farmer with the subtitle Young People’s Pathways into Farming: Canada, China, India and Indonesia is a collection of research papers published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2024 and …
farming as a vocation becomes possible only after marriage. Combining chronological and social age allowed … other key life course events, such as education, marriage, and family formation. For many or most young …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2023 English
The three-volume report Crime in India 2022 was published by the National Crime Records Bureau, an agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, in December 2022. This …
Kidnapping and Abduction of Women to compel her for marriage 24745 3.8 28012 4.2 28656 4.3 0.8 13.6 Procuration … 1871 0.4 1830 0.4 0.1 7 The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 785 0.2 1050 0.2 1002 0.2 0.0 8 The Pre-Natal …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 September 2023 English
The 2023 edition of the State of Working India report was published by Centre of Sustainable Development, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, in September 2023. It presents household survey conducted in …
demand-side considerations 92 4.1.2 Penalty for marriage and motherhood 93 4.1.3 Employment and male backlash … employment -an analysis of PLFS 2021-22 data 98 4.2.3 Marriage, motherhood and employment : Evidence from a Life … of being employed for women 100 Figure 4.6: Marriage increases the likelihood of being employed for … 101 Figure 4.7: Increase in employment after marriage among rural women is largely in paid work 102 … Increase in likelihood of doing paid work post-marriage is limited mostly to informal work ...State of …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 16 August 2023 English
under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. In only punishing sexual relations outside of marriage with a married woman, this Section was “based on the constitutionally untenable rationale that the …
sexual relations outside of marriage Affair Relationship outside of marriage Bastard Non-marital child … has had romantic or sexual relations outside of marriage Dutiful wife / Faithful wife / Good wife / Obedient … has had romantic or sexual relations outside of marriage Prostitute Sex worker Provider / Breadwinner … taking important decisions about their life.2 Marriage has no bearing on an individual’s ability to take … persons to consent to certain activities, e.g., marriage or consuming alcohol, and all individuals of …
