Early and Child Marriage in India: a Landscape Analysis.

Abstract

This report provides an analytic overview of the landscape of early and child marriage in India, based on a study conducted in 2014 by Nirantar Trust with the support of American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Importantly, this landscape analysis approaches this issue from a feminist perspective, focusing on the way sociocultural norms about gender and sexuality shape the incidence and impact of the practice. The analysis also assesses interventions on the basis of whether they can successfully empower girls to achieve greater choice in the decisions that shape their futures.