y name is Varma. I am 20 years old and live in Jhalana basti in Jaipur.

At the age of 10, I was married to a man who was almost 10 years older than me. He and his parents used to beat me badly. On many occasions I tried to run back to my parents, but they refused to take me back, saying I should stay with my new family, that they were the ones responsible for me then. One of my sisters was married to a brother of my husband, but even she did not support me. In fact, she used to lie to our parents, telling them that I was responsible for all the troubles as I was lazy and did not do anything.