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Success Story

Two years ago, in Bosna Benapur village in North 24 Parganas, 16 year old Naureen Sultana returned from school to find preparations in full swing to solemnize her engagement. A distressed Naureen immediately informed her teachers, who rushed to intervene. Her father, an agricultural labourer, argued that in an impoverished family such as theirs, the burden of bringing up a girl child was immense and societal pressure demanded that she be married off as early as possible.