Renuka's story
Description
Life is at a crossroads for Renuka Yenkoba, a 12-year-old girl. She and her family are from the lowest of India's four main castes, the shudras or labourers. She is on the threshold of adolescence and that means she will soon be married. Even though it's illegal in India for girls to marry before they are eighteen, by that age virtually half of Indian woman already have a husband. Renuka is certain to be one of them.
Runtime
23 min
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2011
Database
Alexander Street
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