Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Food for thought on Valentine's Day In modern India, tradition shackles love, marriage
Changing cars to throw off their pursuers, the two travelled hundreds of miles to knock on the doors of a New Delhi court to seek protection.
The love affair of Konedela Srija, the daughter of film star Chiranjeevi, briefly gripped India, where a deeply conservative society is still resisting the social change that economic progress brings.
Srija's story is the latest in a spate of high profile cases of defiance of conservative parents by children trying to become more independent and assertive - sometimes at a terrible price.
In several cases, runaway couples have sought protection from courts and even landed up at television studios, hoping that media coverage would win them a pardon from their families.
But what has sparked a public outcry and a debate on urban India's cultural makeup is the fate of a Muslim man who married a rich Hindu girl against the wishes ofTo read the full article, click here....
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Labels: Love, Marriage in India, Srija, Valentine's Day
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