Shivarama Krishna Prasad, Mangapuram village, Kammam district, Andhra Pradesh, says, “I would like to tell you about this case that came up in the panchayat. A girl agreed to get married on the condition that she would be allowed to study further. After the wedding, however, both her husband and her in-laws forced her to work in the fields. Her classmates were upset with this. As they are associated with the campaign, they felt they ought to do something. They together went to the girl’s house and reasoned with the family members. When the members refused to listen to them, they filed a case with the sarpanch. The elders instructed the family members to allow the girl to study and now she attends college.”