Even in today's modern era, our society has not been able to come out of the shackles of its conservative and hollow beliefs. This double standards and insensitive attitude of the society has once again come to the fore, where the sentiments of the youth are being brutally crushed in the name of false pride and dignity.
Recently, an incident has come to light in Ramna which has put humanity and relationships to shame. Here, when a girl decided to spend her life with the boy of her choice, her family refused to accept vermilion from her. The matter did not end here, instead of respecting the girl's feelings, the family and the society's contractors performed the 'cremation' of a live girl by burning her effigy. The absurd argument given behind this was that the girl had brought bad name to the house and the society. This act has forced one to think how far a person can fall into selfishness.
On the other hand, there is another story which raises sharp questions on the silence and double attitude of this society. This is the story of Sneha Gupta and Rupesh Vishwakarma. There was deep love between these two for the last 4 years. Her dedication can be gauged from the fact that Sneha observed a strict fast for 16 Mondays to get her love. Not only this, both of them also observed a fast of Lord Vishnu for more than a year for each other's safety and togetherness.
But, when the family members came to know about their sacred relationship, what was the result? The family members completely stopped both of them from meeting each other. Sneha's phone was confiscated, she was confined within the walls of the house and her marriage was hastily fixed somewhere else without her consent. In one stroke, Sneha was separated from Rupesh forever and the society kept watching this forced separation in silence.
We want to ask the same public and society that what kind of double attitude is this in the case of that girl Ramuna and Sneha-Rupesh? If the youth tell the truth about their love at home (as happened with Sneha-Rupesh), they are imprisoned, their phones are switched off and they are forcibly married. And if they decide on their own life (as in the case of Ramuna), they are killed alive, their effigy is burnt and 'cremated'.
These incidents are a mirror of the bitter truth of our society, where love is still considered the biggest crime. For how long will the happiness of daughters and dreams of youth continue to be sacrificed in the name of false honour? Are we really part of a civilized society or are we just wearing modernity for show?
