Son Kanwar travels to schools and offices Panchayat to deal with small community meetings on women’s rights. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
On the mission, to question the deep social norm of the marriage of children in the region, the 28 -year -old Rajput a woman in a remote village of the Ajmer district of Rajasthan goes to her two -wheel roads to create awareness in rural communities. So far, her effort has been stopped by about a dozen children’s marriages.
Son Kanwar, resident of Bhanwt village in Ajmer’s Pisangan block, was married at the age of 12. She also faced the challenge of early motherhood when she gave birth to triplets at the age of 17.
When Mrs. Kanwar travels to schools and Panchayat offices to deal with small community meetings, she also affects respect and respect. Few young women dared to openly question the tradition of children’s marriage without worrying about the consequences, as it did, and tells people about the laws against this practice.
Mrs. Kanwar’s sharp and unwavering view does not apply to anyone, because her attempt at the marriage of children will not stay under her watch. With the unstoppable courage, the young woman identifies cases where married children are married, and brings them to the police and start the process of securing a business from their parents.
Mrs. Kanwar’s own marriage as a child was no exception, but the norm in her village and no one gave up DBem’s illegality. Her parents decided to organize her marriage on the same day, her older sister was getting married. “As a twelve -year -old child I was completely clueless. I had dreams, but no one listened to me,” Mrs. Kanwar said.
Her husband, Laxman Singh, was also a minor at the time of their wedding. A few years later, Mr. Singh became the strongest supporter of his wife and cheerleader in her struggle to end the marriage of children in her community. Mrs. Kanwar said they both realized how unfair to them.
After marriage, Mrs. Kanwar remained with her parents for several years and tried to keep her studies. She was soon sent to live with her husband, and her life turned when she gave birth to a trio, all girls aged just 17 years. In addition to physical tension, the emotional tax on it was even greater.
“I went through immense pain and struggle and at the same time raised my three daughters. With every pain I endured, my determination to fight the marriage of children just intensified,” Mrs. Kanwar said.
Initially, she began to spread awareness among young girls in her neighborhood while giving them tuition fees, and later joined the NGO, Rajasthan Mahila Kalyan Mandal, who worked for children’s rights as a partner in the “fair rights right” initiative.
When she began to visit various places that raised awareness of the laws against the marriage of children, Mrs. Kanwar once saw Baraat (married procession) when she was on his way to a nearby village. “When I saw a young boy, no more than 10 years, he rode a horse, I was sure it was a child’s marriage,” she said.
Mrs. Kanwar watched Baraat for almost two hours and informed members of NGOs about the upcoming children’s marriage. “The guests turned into an occasional dress inside the bus when they saw me watching them. They threatened me and asked me to come back,” she said.
After the persecution of almost 50 km, Mrs. Kanwar and her companions successfully intervened and stopped the child’s marriage. In a similar way, it saved not only about 12 children, but prevented hundreds of future children’s marriages, spreading the word about police intervention, parents were forced to sign businesses and the guests were rebuked for participating in the crime.
The life of the Kanwar could end in abuse, hopelessness and fear, as well as many other children who are too married, but courage has gathered the courage to map the way. She and her husband hope that their efforts will help build a society where they no longer have to do it.
“The day everyone sends their children to school and no child is forced to marry us, it will bring all the ideal social environment for us,” said Mrs. Kanwar, focusing on the next session of awareness of school awareness to raise her voice and not suppressed.
Published – April 19 2025 20:51 IS IS
