Indian MARRIAGES

MAN and WOMAN

     (wo-man)

He and and She

Hands of a Clock

Tethered with a "gossamer"

to 

The spindle called "marriage"

Move  perilously

With  mutual Trust 

Over the traps 

of 

TIME and SPACE

                ...varma

Marriages are said to be decided in heaven . But life has to be lived here in the world. Man and woman enter a contract to remain together for “LIFE “or to be more practical “as long as possible”. The family courts and all the Indian judiciary are flooded with probable, improbable ,possible ,impossible, unbelievable CASES FOR DIVORCE.This is perhaps the only area in Indian society which is not based on caste,creed, religion or status in society. 

The reasons range from money to gold to extra-marital relationships to assault to every conceivable reasons .Sanctity of marriage gets a beating for the slightest reason .Man -woman relationship has undergone a drastic change for the worse. The old concept of GANDHARVA MARRIAGE has reappeared in the form of LIVE –IN relationship .But the  latest judicial observation which says that if a man and woman live together and enters into sexual contact it is tantamount to marriage. This ruling has far reaching consequences which could change the legal aspects of man-woman relationships. But the more important emotional aspects( often much scarred) remain .

It is a very sensitive ruling and what the readers of this feel about is anybody’s ’guess. Who is saved here and who is caught here the legal web? It all depends on the situation in which the individuals find themselves. It will be interesting to see arguments in for and against both the accused and the victim. However it is a very BOLD ruling .

Will there be some welcome changes in relationships? a million dollar question ,indeed..Will there be a scope for more responsible relationship between man and woman..?