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Any age under 18 is too young to marry for both girl and boy, not just according to law but because bodies and minds are still not ready for the additional responsibilities. However the star of the episode was clearly Mithu with matchmaking at its best There is always something to be said for innocent [...]

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Enough has been said about dowry and abolishing the practice. So when I watched this video I liked its simple way of communicating the message, but what struck me most was the ease with which the ‘community’ reached a consensus on it. Often that is the bigger evil! Ofcourse dowry is illegal but does that [...]

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When I was born my grandmother didnt see me for my first three days. First child of her last son, a girl! How will the family name continue? But I was her favourite grandchild ‘ever’ very soon (oh thats a big status being one of 19 first cousins) ofcourse my baby brother crying ALL the [...]

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Curing with tea, well thats true for me or is it that I am conditioned to think so, since am a girl, hmmm. I wonder. But Meena doesn’t in this episode. Equal pay, equal medical care, equal opportunities for both male and female – in all aspects of life. I like this episode, but am [...]

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Its not that girls know more, but its also incorrect that girls CANNOT know anything, hence we dont need to listen to them. Meena’s curiosity and concern for her sister makes her face all odds and seek out the source of information that helps her family save her sister’s life. I cant help but comment [...]

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