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Official reports brought out in 1974, almost 20 years after the enactment of the Hindu Marriage Act (Towards Equality) highlighted the disturbing fact that polygamy among Hindus, Buddhists and Jains (communities governed by the codified Hindu law) is higher than among Muslims (Muslims 5.6 per cent, Hindus 5.8 per cent, Jains 6.7 per cent, Buddhists 7.9 per cent). These percentages conceal the actual number of women who live in legally invalid marriages, which is huge. Around 65 per cent of the Hindu women who approach us for help are trapped in these situations. asianage/columnists/myth-hindu-monogamy-031
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 12:28:42 +0000

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