we have this report tonight from the northwestern state of rochester -- rajasthan.eporter: this 19 year old loves to sing. a student in college right now, her dream is to become a professional singer. but five years ago her life almost took a different coast but her parents tried to force her to marry at the age of just 14. >> without my consent, my parents fixed my wedding. what i learned about it, i tried to reason with them, but nothing helped. they finally gave in when i threatened them that i would go to the police and the government. reporter: she is not the only one here who has faced such a situation. rajasthan is one of the states in india where child marriage is still an accepted social practice in many communities. lack of education in high poverty levels have kept this tradition alive. according to a government survey conducted between 2020 and 2021, over 25% of women between the age of 20-24 were married before they turned 18. pahlavi was lucky. she received counseling when she was being pressured to get married to her parents. the organization was foun

. ♪ >> anthony: i've been to mumbai, kolkata, sundarbans, rajasthan, kerala.♪ >> hashim: voila. end of the road.