Who is afraid of little girls? What forces the people of Rajasthan to push their little children into matrimony?

Singh, Sehjo

Who is afraid of little girls? What forces the people of Rajasthan to push their little children into matrimony? videorecording produced and direced by Sehjo Singh - Bombay Sehjo Singh c1993 - 1 videodisc (32 min.) sd., col 4 3/4 in

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When drought, scarcity and poverty are rampant and virginity is the sole criterion for family pride, child marriages become a way of life. This documentary tries to explore the compulsions which forces the people of Rajasthan to force their little children into matrimony, in open defiance of the law of the land and also all attempts at reform.

Camera,Jugal Debta ; editing, Renu Saluja ; sound, Neelkanth Camera,Jugal Debta ; editing, Renu Saluja ; sound, Neelkanth




DVD ; PAL.


In English and Hindi with English subtitles.


child marriage --India
childhood--India
development--India
girl child --India
gender --India


Documentary--Feature

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