When PM Narendra Modi announced in his Red Fort speech to increase the legal marriage age of females, the debate started already. But with the introduction of the bill in the parliamentary house, the debate intensified.
Women rights have been hard fought across the world and there is a lot more ground to cover. But, as we do so, it is important to remember the sacrifices and fights of women like Rukhmabai – who were trailblazers and torchbearers at a time when women rights ceased to exist.
NGOs and other social agencies habitually present a worse case of India than what the reality is, in order to garner more funding from public and private global bodies.