Have you ever tried defining the correlation between love and marriage? Well, love is a dream and marriage is just a means to turn the dream into a reality.
But when love marriages take place against the wishes of parents and that too in the most unusual circumstances, they are bound to raise curiosity about their success.
Expresso meets two couples whose wedding was performed by the right-wing Bajrang Dal and Viswa Hindu Parishad a year ago on the Valentine’s Day.
The two organisations are opposed to expressing love just on one day (Valentine’s Day) and have been forcing unwed couples moving intimately on that day to tie the nuptial knot.
The VHP performed as many as 15 weddings on the Valentine’s Day across the State last year. The organisations have renewed their threat this year too.
“We never expected that we will get married and lead a happy life as our parents were against our relationship. With God’s grace, we settled well,” say S Srinivas and Lavanya, who were married off on the Valentine’s Day in Hyderabad last year by the VHP and Bajrang Dal.
The couple is eagerly looking forward to celebrating their wedding anniversary on Feb 14 with their parents at a family get-together.
“My marriage has been performed in an unconventional and unforgettable manner in a tense atmosphere and against the wishes of our families. Now, I am settled down in life working as a medical representative in a private company,” says Srinivas smugly. The couple is settled in Nizamabad.
Another couple, Keerthi and Vishnu, residing in Old Mallepally, too admit that they indeed have been leading a happy life without any disputes and burdens.
“Our wedding on the V-Day is the most memorable incident of our life,” they declare.
Interestingly, many of the couples who got married in such fashion seem to be enjoying their lives and are preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary, some with their newborn babies.
Explaining the rationale behind their VDay campaign, Bajrang Dal State president T Yemen Singh reiterates that they are not against love but have only been opposing western culture. “We always strive to preserve Bharath culture and its traditions, where there is no place for things like Valentine’s Day,’’ he says.
“Our work doesn’t end with marrying off lovers. We maintain a record and monitor whether they are living happily,” reveals Bharath Vamsi, Co-Convenor of Bajrang Dal city wing.
The saffron brigade is all set for its campaign on Sunday. The activists, equipped with all the paraphernalia for a marriage, will move around popular joints and remote locations frequented by lovebirds to perform instant weddings.
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