Ironically, Harbilas Sharda, who championed the 1929 legislation against child marriages, belonged to this very village. The sathins were effective in many places by tipping off the police about impending marriages, and the resultant resentment against them led to the rape of one of them. Women activists say those attending child marriages should also be penalized if the authorities are serious about rooting out the evil. For the first time, young Rajasthani girls have planned a protest rally at a Jaipur village Thursday to coincide with the Akha Teej festival when scores of young children will become husbands and wives. Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones said she has separated from her husband.
British women are still overwhelmingly in love with their long-term partners.
One of Britain's most notorious prisoners was married inside a highest-security prison. Blanchett's baby Actress Cate Blanchett and screenwriter Andrew Upton are expecting their first child this year. Flamboyant Menem Former Argentine President Carlos Menem married a Chilean beauty queen almost half his age. The Netherlands will issue a euro coin to commemorate the wedding of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. A British sex change couple try and get their 20-year marriage legally recognized.