In northern India, arranged marriages are normal. Some girls are marries as young as 10 years old. But they are not sent to live with their husbands until they turn 15. A charity started a school for child brides. The school these girls attend is called the Veerni Institute. The school often deals to rural families: if they delay the married life for these young girls then the girls can get a free education. At the school, these girls may not be practicing married life but they are practicing college life. The girls stay in dorms and attend many classes throughout the day. If they do not pass a tough test at the end of their schooling, they have to return to their husbands and be housewives. Does that seem fair? I never have learned to fully appreciate how different our lives in the United States a s young girls is from young girls in India.
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