It was a rare sight for the residents of Chirawa town in Jhunjhunu district to see a bride sitting in a horse-carriage and leading a procession to mark the pre-wedding ritual of ‘Bandori’.
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Gargi Ahlawat, an MBA from UK, has been moving around in a horse carriage for the last three days in different localities of Jhunjhunu, about 150km from here, aiming to bring a change in the mindset of the people by giving out a message that daughters are equal to sons.
Daughter of Jhunjhunu MP, Santosh Ahlawat, Gargi’s reversal of popular ritual has received wide acceptance. “People in rural and semi-rural areas can be influenced by action but not by articles in newspapers or TV shows. My mother is campaigning for ‘Beti Bacho, Beti Padhao’.