there is a growing problem with NRI marriages.Many NRI’s come to India get married and then abandon their brides. These brides are now being called the Holiday Brides. The women are left waiting for their husbands, who never turn up or do not call for them to join them in their own countries. Many of these women do not have the oppurtunity to get married again since the society in many a small towns and villages is very conservative, they are shunned by the society for no fault of theirs, they depend on relatives for financial handouts. my heart goes out to these women, i can understand what they and their families must be going through. On a persoanl level i have known 2 such women, one of them came back but the other had the courage to start a life for herself in New Zealand. There is also a growing awareness regarding this problem, but as of today there are are thousnads of women whose families have become destitutes, selling their lands off to pay dowry for their daughters so that they can get good husbands. I thank god that at 20 I had the courage to say no, but there are thousands unlike me who are waiting for years for their husbands of a few days to come back, take them to this dreamland where there will be an end to all their problems. AND WE LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER….
Bindu
