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Hindu-Muslim marriage solemnised in Orissa

Hindu-Muslim marriage solemnised in Orissa

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Publication: webindia123.com
Date: June 7, 2005
URL: http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=86494&cat=IndiaKuamzara, Orissa

Swapna Barik proudly sports a long red streak of vermilion, a symbol worn by Hindu married women.

But it was not a fairytale romance for Sagra Khatoon, her first name, as she defied her Muslim family to elope with her Hindu lover.

Sagra, a resident of Kamarhati village of West Bengal, met Sukumar Barik when he came to stay with his father in their neighbourhood for two years. Sukumar's father left for Mumbai, later in search of better opportunities, leaving him to look after a shop they had run together.

Soon Sukumar fell in love with Sagra. It was a taboo relationship for everyone in the conservative village but the two did not lose hope.

Since the time Sagra's relationship with Sukumar began, it looked doomed. Ostracised and nowhere to go, the couple found refuge in a cowshed where they were barely managing.

But because of their love for each other and the help from several social organisations, the two were able to tie a knot according to the Hindu rites.

And now their love has borne fruit and Sukumar's family has finally accepted the marriage. Sagra was renamed as Swapna Barik and has earned her place in Sukumar's modest family home at Kuamara village in Bhadrak district of Oirssa state.

"We got married without the consent of my parents or his parents. We moved out of our family homes. But then they eventually accepted me. Now it is okay, my in laws have accepted me," said Swapna.

Reva Malik, Sukumar's mother, said the marriage initially came as a shock to them but now they have realized that human relationships are not bondage to one's religion.

"Earlier I had not given the consent to the marriage just like other members of my family. But when everyone accepted her, I too accepted her. I got my husband's consent to get her home. I always treat her well and scold her when she does something wrong. Otherwise she is a daughter to me," she said. (ANI)
 


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