INDIAN GRETNA GREEN
CHILD MARRIAGES AT CHANDERNAGORE PROTEST TO FRENCH GOVERNMENT (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) CALCUTTA, 20rrTFebruary. The Government of India is considering officially protesting against the French Government’s action in permitting marriages between children from British India, which occur at Cliandernagore. It is declared Chandernagore lias been converted into an Indian Gretna Green for Bengal, Bihar and Assam. Hundreds of Hindu child marriages are being performed monthly, all arrangements being made by well financed organisations.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19350221.2.78
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 21 February 1935, Page 7
Word Count
77INDIAN GRETNA GREEN Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 21 February 1935, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in