Pune: Radio project by FTII sheds light on menace of child marriage
(WorldNews India)

Bachpan Express, a joint project by Radio FTII 90.4 FM and UNICEF, broadcast 10 episodes of 25-30 minutes on the themes of child marriage, sanitation, healthcare and family pressure, on January 15. `All I remember of my marriage is the fun we were having as a family, wearing good clothes and eating good food. When the time came for my mother and father to leave, I expected to go with them but they refused. They told me I was married now to my bua´s son and could not go with them. I started to cry. I was 10 years old,` said a woman safai karmachari in one of the episodes. The woman´s family were construction workers and moved home from one site to another. `As part of the project, our...