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	Girl's Refusal to Be Child Bride Inspires Nation

wiccantexan

7-17-2009 2:04 PM

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7-17-2009 6:50 PM

Antara

awesome!

7-18-2009 8:29 PM

kkcapricorn

The beginning of the end of this archaic custom. History in the making.

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She's been called a leader and an icon, and her actions are considered revolutionary – all because 13-year-old Rekha Kalindi <A target="external" href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7354963">refused to be married</A> off and wanted to attend school instead.
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That act of defiance has rippled through Rekha's village and throughout India. Because of her stubborn refusal to give in to her parents' demands, other girls in the village have also balked at <A target="external" href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=7501668&page=1">early marriages</A>.
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Rekha remained defiant and enlisted help. Her teachers, classmates and a government official moved by her determination, marched down the small dusty street to her parent's home, asking them to reconsider.
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Her parents, recognizing their child's desires and the external pressures they had never previously experienced, finally conceded: Rekha would not marry. More importantly, she would attend school.
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