VADODARA: Jayesh Dalwadi is not related to Shehnaz Sheikh, Rahima Kadiya and Shehbani Sheikh. But on Sunday, he performed 'kanyadaan' for three Muslim girls, a ritual usually performed by the father in Hindu weddings.The occasion was a mass 'nikaah' of 25 Muslim couples organized by the Godhra Samagra Muslim Samaj, which brought the two communities on a single platform and had Hindus perform a ritual akin to 'kanyadaan'. It also, to some extent, lifted the mood in Godhra on the ninth anniversary of the train carnage in which 59 persons were burnt to death in the Sabarmati Express, sparking riots that left over 2,000 people killed.
"Scores of Hindus, including a Jain trader, a Dalit government clerk, a jeweller from the Soni Samaj and a Patel running a farm equipment business in our town, have wholeheartedly donated for the future of these young couples. The likes of Dalwadi even paid Rs 3,000 as registration fee for the brides," said Rafik Tijoriwala, one of the committee members of the samaj.
"We are tired of the taint Godhra has lived with since 2002. It is time to move forward for the well-being of all."
Mohammed Hussain Kalota, former Godhra municipality president, expressed similar sentiments. "It is a sign that Godhra is moving towards development and this will help bridge the gap between the two communities," says Kalota, who has been acquitted in the carnage case and was present at the event.
"Most of them (Muslims) are my friends. This event gave me a good opportunity to help them financially," says Rajesh Parikh, who supplies stationery to schools, adding, "In the past I have individually helped Muslim girls by providing them free stationery for their education. But I donated for the mass marriage to send across a stronger message of bonding."
The 'nikaah' where young brides and bridegroom from Panchmahal district tied knots witnessed a gathering of 8,000 guests at the Masjid-e-Kuba near Chandni chowk area. The menu had only vegetarian items as organizers wanted to respect the religious sentiments of the non-Muslims.
Via Times of India
Hindu religion has a concept of Apat dharma
and we should invoke it.
This is the moment of truth for us.
- Dr. Subramanian Swamy
All people in the world must have roamed around with their friends/relatives at some point of time. It might happen when you are on a holiday with friends or at a function with relatives etc. It is also not uncommon on some of these ocassions to find a group of opposite sex with exactly the same no. of persons as in your group. Generally there is a lot of eye contact but seldom do people talk to each other.
Generally on such ocassions boys do chose their respective girls from the group just for fun even though there might not be any concrete plans to proceed further. On rare ocassions there may be a mock fight over a particular girl but generally a consensus is reached. Most of the times this is a fruitless exercise done to kill time.
What I wonder is- Do girls do the same? And If they do is the consensus reached easily or there is intense (mock) fight for the most attractive guy with no girl wanting to settle for anything less?
So what are your views upon the issue? Have you ever had such a situation in your life? What did you do? Please share your experiences via comments.
Inspiration for this post- Me and my brother's meeting with 2 girls at Western Court, Pkl. Quite a bit of following and eye contact both ways but unfortunately no talk.
Generally on such ocassions boys do chose their respective girls from the group just for fun even though there might not be any concrete plans to proceed further. On rare ocassions there may be a mock fight over a particular girl but generally a consensus is reached. Most of the times this is a fruitless exercise done to kill time.
What I wonder is- Do girls do the same? And If they do is the consensus reached easily or there is intense (mock) fight for the most attractive guy with no girl wanting to settle for anything less?
So what are your views upon the issue? Have you ever had such a situation in your life? What did you do? Please share your experiences via comments.
Inspiration for this post- Me and my brother's meeting with 2 girls at Western Court, Pkl. Quite a bit of following and eye contact both ways but unfortunately no talk.
Today I am adding a new category to the blog- Vu-point. This category will contain articles where I express my view point on various issues relating to daily life.
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