Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad
Bravery award for gutsy Dalit girl
Special Correspondent
WELL DONE: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presenting the award to Chanigalla Susheela in New Delhi on Tuesday. - Photo: SHANKER CHAKRAVARTY
HYDERABAD: She not only defied societal norms but dared to walk out of her marriage. And she did all this to pursue her schooling. The grit and determination showed by 15-year-old Chanigalla Susheela, a Dalit girl, in fighting the practice of child marriage and in seeking annulment of her wedding earned her a National Bravery award, which was presented by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Ignoring her pleas, she was given in marriage to 22-year-old Narasimha from Prodattur in 2004. Then began
her travails with her in-laws who were allegedly harassing her for dowry and forcing her to do farm work. Inspired by an educative campaign by M V Foundation, Susheela made it clear to her husband and in-laws that she preferred studies to marriage. She later returned home and lodged a complaint with the police.
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