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some parts of India, society is still archaic in its thought and is a prisoner to flawed beliefs such as dowry, patriarchy, oppression of women, casteism and what not, but a lot of urban India is equally shackled by the strong arms of society. From fair-skinned brides to fat pay-chequed grooms, from sawa lakh ki sherwani to naulakha manga, we are all prisoners of our own perceptions of society’s perceptions about us. Deep, right!
“You chose the girl. We will choose the amount of torture you will have to bear during your wedding.”
amongst all the evils that scar society, such as dowry, rape, child abuse, corruption, etc., the union of two loving souls topped the list.
was, as if, the mosquito was sent by God himself, on a mission, to make my wife lehenga-ready. Now, my wife could eat everything she wanted but I had to cut down on calories, as no fucking mosquito stung me. Karma is a bitch, I tell you!
