Education and Social System During the British Rule — Social Science STD 8 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social ScienceEducation and Social System During the British Rule5 Marks
Question
Write a short note: Child Marriage
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Answer
At the time of the arrival of the British in India, the evil practice of child marriage was prevalent in almost every society. Another Brahmo Samaji named Keshavchandra Sen campaigned extensively against child marriage in $1870 \ AD$. According to him child marriage was the biggest evil of society. It not only hindered the physical and mental development of the child, but also became a major impediment to his/her academic progress. Due to Keshavchandra Sen's efforts. the Child Marriage Restraint Act (Age of Consent Bill) was passed in $1872 \ AD$. This Act made it illegal of a boy or a girl under the age of $12$ to marry. Thereafter, in $1930 \ AD$, under the Sharda Act, age of marriage of a girl was increased to $14$ years. After independence in $1949 \ AD$ and again in $1978 \ AD$, this age was raised to $15$ and $18$ years respectively. These laws were gradually adopted. The influence of Western culture, the disintegration of the joint family and the spread of education have legally stopped the evil practice of child marriage.
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