https://www.scmp.com/rss/325715/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Inside the house of her husband’s parents, Apsara Devi Sah sits on a mat in a small, windowless storage room with a mud floor. Three days after her wedding she is still dressed in bridal finery – an ornately embroidered yellow veil and dress dipped in red, elaborate mehndi snaking down her arms and legs. Dozens of green, gold and red bangles trill when her hands dip to pull at the edge of her clothes. Against the grey walls, she glows. Apsara is strikingly beautiful. She is extremely eloquent.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2119165/child-brides-nepal-why-education-alone-not-enough?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2119165/child-brides-nepal-why-education-alone-not-enough?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Nov 2017 01:01:58 +0000