The engagement was called off, “our son has refused to marry your daughter” while the girl’s family was accused my cousin of asking the girl out on the pretext of meeting and raped her!

Changing your surname is purely a matter of choice these days, just remember that losing your identity is not the only way to prove your love and commitment to your marriage!

“Your husband takes care of your every need, be it food or clothing. Even he takes you out often. Why are you whining, then? You have to bear with him.”

In his message on LinkedIn, Harish Iyer speaks of how Indian culture as defined currently is actually the Victorian mores by the British, and that laws should be framed to make lives of citizens better.

Control over women is rationalised by making examples of those who dare to break away. This moral policing is effective for maintaining the status-quo patriarchy.