AdvertisementChild Marriages Are Up In The Pandemic. Here's How India Tries To Stop ThemNovember 05, 2020Sushmita PathakLauren FrayerfacebookEmailA child bride, age 14, participated in wedding rituals in a Hindu temple in India's Madhya Pradesh state in 2017. An estimated 1.5 million underage girls marry each year in India, according to the United Nations. The pandemic appears to be causing a spike in numbers. (AP)