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This gutsy Bareilly girl, a survivor of rape, has given birth to her rapist’s baby after a UP court refused her permission to abort the fetus. But she refuses to marry the man who brutalized her, despite immense pressure to do so.

On October 8th, the story of one Indian woman’s choice to leave her difficult marriage was shared on a page called Humans of Amsterdam.

Hernoor, who is just one girl among four female siblings had her mother participate in all the rituals that are performed by men on the bride’s side.

Many young brides in India are often chided for their obsession with gold. But, in an attempt to shatter two stereotypes at once, Sahla Nechyil, a graduate in political science from the University of Hyderabad, has asked that she be given 50 books as Mehr.

A couple from Kerala decided that their marriage should be a simple affair and that it should carry a message for the society. Here's how.

Meet Abdul Latif, who has been funding the wedding celebrations of less fortunate Muslims for the last 15 years. This May, he funded the wedding of 105 poor couples. He also funded the wedding of a Hindu couple who were seeking financial help.

Santadevi Meghwal is a 19 year old girl from Rohicha Khurd village in Luni tahsil, 70km from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. She was about 11 months old when she was married off to a nine year old local boy and she is fighting for an annulment of the marriage.