Preteen Girls Unite and Rise in Rebellion
…against marriage.
Amita, a Class VII student, now heads a band of girls, scampering around, getting signatures for a petition against child marriages.
…Some of the young rebels motivated other minors to resist the wedding plans made by their parents on teej.
In a unique initiative, the girls have formed a “Kishori Vahini” and are visiting villages, urging their ?sisters? to reject marriage proposals. They have also collected over 1,000 ?oath papers? from minor girls saying they would not marry till they are 18. The oath papers are authenticated by the area sub-divisional magistrates and prominently displayed in their ?drawing rooms?.
Little tribal girls rise up against marriage- The Times of India