We back raising age of marriage

Members of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha follow the teachings of the Vedas through our leader Swami Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of the Arya Samaj. The Arya Samaj under his leadership opposed the practice of child marriage.

He quoted this verse from the Rig Veda, Volume III, Verse 55:16, “An unmarried learned daughter should be married to a bridegroom who like her is learned. Never think of giving in marriage a daughter of very young age.” He further advocated that the young woman was to be consulted and her wishes are to be considered when a marriage has been arranged.

In this regard the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Trinidad stays steadfast to the teachings of our founder and the teaching of the Vedas on the issue of child marriage. We are currently making the public aware that we as an organisation do not condone or support in any way or form the issue of children under the age of 18 entering any form of marriage.

We again pledge our support in the raising of the marriage age from 14 years to 18 years of age.

Ashvini Aditi Supersad executive member