Badlav Seva Samiti

                      Child marriage is defined as a marriage of a girl or a boy before the age of 18. Such marriage violates basic rights of children. It can also lead to violence, exploitation, and abuse. Child marriage may take place because of social or economic norms and conditions.They may have negative consequences like adverse health deterioration, early pregnancy and childbirth. Causes of child marriage probably are poverty, dowry requirement, property acquisition, religious norms..etc. Child marriage are more prevalent in developing countries. Many parts of Africa, South Asia, Latin America and Oceania still allow child marriage. ORIGIN OF CHILD MARRIAGE Researchers have found out that the origin of child marriages in India began with the Muslim Invasions which began more than 1000 years ago. To prevent their Hindu daughters from Muslim rulers and landlords, people married off their girls at an early age. Eventually, it sp...

                                Marital rape is not completely criminalized in India. It is certainly a genuine type of wrongdoing against women and it deserves government's consideration. Women who are raped by their spouses are more inclined to various attacks and frequently endure long haul, physical and enthusiastic issues.Marital rape is sex by spouse with his better half without her consent or by compulsion or which ends up in danger. Case law  Amongst the most horrific cases of marital rape was the case of Phulmoni Dasi (also known as Queen-Empress vs. Hari Mohan Maiti) in 1881. This particular case must be specially mentioned as it had attracted a great deal of attention amongst legislators and the society as well. The facts were that Phulmoni Devi, an eleven-year-old child bride, died due to excessive bleeding when her husband, Hari Mohan, who was in his mid-thirties, tried to consummate their ...

              Social Media can affect us in terms of our privacy, our time and our friendship. Any social networking sites can have its own benefits and pitfalls. WHY ARE YOUNG ONES ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA  Young ones may be addicted to social media because of the attraction which the media grabs.The eye warming social media content and advertisements may enthrall children and young ones to remain addicted. THE DANGER FOR DAMAGING YOUR REPUTATION  You must guard your reputation. You can make a lifelong dent with one single thoughtless post! Your words must be decent and heart warming.  No gossip and usage of bad or offensive language.  No improper post.  One improper post or photo in social media can make you jobless or fired! WHAT CAN YOU DO? Evaluate yourself. When you post a picture ask yourself "What does the picture tell others about me?" This can help you make wise decisions.  CHOOSE FRIENDS CAREFULLY! To make good ...

As provided within the Supreme Court guidelines (Vishakha & Ors vs. The State of Rajasthan) sexual harassment includes such unwelcome sexually determined behavior as: Physical contact, a requirement or request for sexual favor, sexually colored remarks, showing pornography, the opposite unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature, as an example, leering, telling dirty jokes, making sexual remarks a couple of person's body, etc. It moves into the harassment domain when it isn't consensual. Harassment is usually called sexual assault too. Since there are just the principles handling the problem, thus, an Act was passed namely “The harassment of women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibit, and Redressal) Act, 2013”. Sexual harassment at the workplace means something which matches against the dignity of the woman and outrages her modesty and the Right to work during a secure environment could also be a constitutional right governed under Article 14 & 21...

 Human trafficking in general sense means trade of humans for the purpose of selling, sexual trade, slavery, and for many other purposes. Human trafficking has been the most common in UK, California, New York and in India too. Thus, Human trafficking is a global problem.  Types of Human trafficking prevalent in India: 1. Women trafficking : Women are generally sold for the purpose of forced prostitution, pornography and forced sex services in India. Not only women but young girls (between 14-16 years of age) are also forced to join prostitution by family members, because of various personal reasons. Sometimes, women in romantic relationships are blackmailed to join prostitution by their so-called partner.  2. Forced labour : Forced labour is one of the most common form of human trafficking. Forced labour mostly contains children who are orphan, who have no guardian, whose guardian has abandoned them. Usually, they cut off children’s limbs and ask them to beg and then...

  Migration of labour for work and better livelihood is a very common issue in today’s time. Migration can be internal or international. It can be permanent, semi-permanent, seasonal or circular. The possible factors for increased rate of migration are: • Increasing unemployment  • Lack of resources  • Environmental conditions  • Degradation of natural resources Rural labour is migrating mainly for 2 purposes:  1)Survival 2)Subsistence Migrant labour has to face a lot of challenges and some major issues are: • Health and living conditions-Migrant labourers are working in an unhygienic and polluted environment which can make them suffer from various health problems. Many migrant labourers are working in metro and highway projects, mining, quarries and living in such hazardous environment(air and water pollution)can cause lung and kidney disorders. • Spread of communicable diseases-Many diseases like Malaria has spread in areas where it was not present...

  BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO – A SUCCESS ? To help in women empowerment and equality certain drives and campaigns have been set up along with several scholarships and help provided by the government.  The questions that need to be considered are  Are these schemes really helpful?  Did they help in changing society’s mind?  Did they change the backward thinking of the people?  Did they put an end to the rape culture in India?  Has there been any increase in the number of school-going girls ?   In order to find answers to these questions, let us take a look into what the ‘BetiBachaoBetiPadhao' project actually is. To celebrate the birth of a girl child in the family the government has come forth with several programs that would help them to study and get settled. The programs are also expected to aid the women in their marriage. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) was launched by the Prime Minister of India on 22nd January 2015 at Panipat, Haryana....