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them. She has not even met me. But caste matters so much to her. My husband is under pressure and
can’t understand what he should do now.
In Australia, discrimination is a crime but in India, people are discriminating against each other so
much in the name of caste, religion, etc. I am so depressed.
-Anju
--
I am a Sikh and my husband is Hindu. Our parents didn’t favour this match but we went ahead and
married anyway in 2008. My husband’s family finds everything about me revolting. My mother-in-law
blamed me for stealing her son, not getting enough dowry, etc.
Her constant endeavour is to break our marriage by creating friction and misunderstanding. Mostly, my
husband responds with tact but sometimes he falls prey to her attempts to create discord. He secretly
abhors his mom’s attitude but over the years, he has given in to her manipulative ways.
All this has left me disillusioned. My mom supports our marriage, both emotionally and financially.
However, she’s often subject to defamation by my in-laws and discredited as a lucky, ailing old woman
with a godly son-in-law looking after her. I feel used. Where is love amidst all this I am not sure...
-Aishwarya
--
My close friend working with a reputed company wants to marry a girl with whom he has been in a
relationship for over nine years. He is a Punjabi and the girl is a Jain and for that reason the family is
not ready to let them marry. They say that their other children’s lives might be affected because of this
inter-caste marriage.
They finally went to court to get married but the girl’s father created a lot of drama in the magistrate’s
presence. He even hit her mercilessly and the marriage could not take place. I hope they change their
mind after watching today’s episode on intolerance to love.
-Anvit
--
I missed your episode but got calls from seven-eight friends who asked me to watch it. I’m from the Jat
community. I live in Haryana and have done everything to make my parents happy in life. But they say
that I made a mistake by falling in love with a Punjabi girl.
For the last two years, I’ve been trying to convince my parents but they say that marrying her will spoil
their image in society. They say that they will kill themselves if I marry her. I will marry her eventually
but I wish this could happen peacefully for everyone.
-Sukhwinder
--
When I watched your show, I felt like my own story is being shown on TV. I am in love with a girl for the
last eight years and I married her in court in 2011 after endless attempts to convince my parents failed.
My parents refuse to meet her. My father says that my wife’s father, a government officer, has done
jaadu-tona on me. My mother supports me but is unable to stand up to my dominating father. I wish
my parents would understand that I am still their son and that I love them.
-Ronak
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can’t understand what he should do now.
In Australia, discrimination is a crime but in India, people are discriminating against each other so
much in the name of caste, religion, etc. I am so depressed.
-Anju
--
I am a Sikh and my husband is Hindu. Our parents didn’t favour this match but we went ahead and
married anyway in 2008. My husband’s family finds everything about me revolting. My mother-in-law
blamed me for stealing her son, not getting enough dowry, etc.
Her constant endeavour is to break our marriage by creating friction and misunderstanding. Mostly, my
husband responds with tact but sometimes he falls prey to her attempts to create discord. He secretly
abhors his mom’s attitude but over the years, he has given in to her manipulative ways.
All this has left me disillusioned. My mom supports our marriage, both emotionally and financially.
However, she’s often subject to defamation by my in-laws and discredited as a lucky, ailing old woman
with a godly son-in-law looking after her. I feel used. Where is love amidst all this I am not sure...
-Aishwarya
--
My close friend working with a reputed company wants to marry a girl with whom he has been in a
relationship for over nine years. He is a Punjabi and the girl is a Jain and for that reason the family is
not ready to let them marry. They say that their other children’s lives might be affected because of this
inter-caste marriage.
They finally went to court to get married but the girl’s father created a lot of drama in the magistrate’s
presence. He even hit her mercilessly and the marriage could not take place. I hope they change their
mind after watching today’s episode on intolerance to love.
-Anvit
--
I missed your episode but got calls from seven-eight friends who asked me to watch it. I’m from the Jat
community. I live in Haryana and have done everything to make my parents happy in life. But they say
that I made a mistake by falling in love with a Punjabi girl.
For the last two years, I’ve been trying to convince my parents but they say that marrying her will spoil
their image in society. They say that they will kill themselves if I marry her. I will marry her eventually
but I wish this could happen peacefully for everyone.
-Sukhwinder
--
When I watched your show, I felt like my own story is being shown on TV. I am in love with a girl for the
last eight years and I married her in court in 2011 after endless attempts to convince my parents failed.
My parents refuse to meet her. My father says that my wife’s father, a government officer, has done
jaadu-tona on me. My mother supports me but is unable to stand up to my dominating father. I wish
my parents would understand that I am still their son and that I love them.
-Ronak
59
