Prevalence has fallen to 20%, but in absolute numbers that is still millions of girls entering marriage before the age of 18.

In India, marriage as an institution has changed as families transition from cohesive extended-family structures to more ...

Child marriage has declined in India—but across the country, one in five girls and nearly one in six boys are still married as children, and in recent years the practice has become more prevalent in ...

Building wealth is only half the journey. As Indian families become more complex, protecting that wealth and passing it on ...

A doctor opens up about the parental pressure to marry that leaves many Indian women feeling trapped and miserable.

Child marriage rates are steadily declining nationwide. Yet the data reveals a worrying urban-rural divide and little change ...

Police in Assam detain 3,000 men in month-long operation Crackdown leaves poor families without main breadwinner Campaigners say arrests wrong way to tackle child marriage RADHANAGAR, India, March 1 ...

NEW DELHI — More than 2,000 people took part in a gay pride event in New Delhi, waving rainbow flags and multicolored balloons as they celebrated sexual diversity in India but also raised concerns ...

In India, nearly half of all girls are married before they turn the legal age of 18. In the state of Bihar, the statistics are even grimmer: 69% of girls are wedded before they’re 18 and 48% before ...