Cross Border Marriages, especially between Hindus and Muslims, have always been the hottest topic for debate in the world of marriage. Everyone seems to be dead opposed to the idea of a Hindu girl getting married to a Muslim boy or vice versa. Can this unrelenting opposition for Hindu Muslim weddings be attributed to Indo-Pak relations apart from the communal reasons?
When inter religion marriages within a country are met with such protest and raised eyebrows, how can the marriage between an Indian and a Pakistani go unnoticed even if they are from the same religion? Everyone has a problem from maulanas to political leaders to governments to citizens of respective countries. The latest example is the biggest tabloid story of the subcontinent that caused gargantuan frenzy among all- Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik’s marriage.
The wedding of two sportspersons from India and Pakistan became the topic of utmost importance foe exactly the same reason. Ignoring the issues of terrorism and militancy causing deaths of hundreds of people everyday, the concern of international reporters suddenly shifted to the wedding of Sania and Shoaib. One could see everyone around censuring the unison of Shoainia (Shoaib and Sania) as if feelings mattered nothing in front of the geographical borders. Any two individuals in love with each other have all the rights in the world to get married irrespective of their belonging to different countries, religions, castes or communities.
In fact, according to a marriage portal, eligible bachelors and girls are now found willing to consider proposals from other countries. And why not! After all, the bond of marriage is dependent on love, commitment, compatibility & mutual trust and not geographical & social borders. Only if our society could understand this, the world would have been a better place to live and to get married.
When inter religion marriages within a country are met with such protest and raised eyebrows, how can the marriage between an Indian and a Pakistani go unnoticed even if they are from the same religion? Everyone has a problem from maulanas to political leaders to governments to citizens of respective countries. The latest example is the biggest tabloid story of the subcontinent that caused gargantuan frenzy among all- Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik’s marriage.
The wedding of two sportspersons from India and Pakistan became the topic of utmost importance foe exactly the same reason. Ignoring the issues of terrorism and militancy causing deaths of hundreds of people everyday, the concern of international reporters suddenly shifted to the wedding of Sania and Shoaib. One could see everyone around censuring the unison of Shoainia (Shoaib and Sania) as if feelings mattered nothing in front of the geographical borders. Any two individuals in love with each other have all the rights in the world to get married irrespective of their belonging to different countries, religions, castes or communities.
In fact, according to a marriage portal, eligible bachelors and girls are now found willing to consider proposals from other countries. And why not! After all, the bond of marriage is dependent on love, commitment, compatibility & mutual trust and not geographical & social borders. Only if our society could understand this, the world would have been a better place to live and to get married.
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