The social reality for any kind of marriage has changed in India, I think after year 2001 or so. (Maybe it coincided with large scale job creation for middle classes). Now, a woman who earns 1/3rd income of husband and gets housework done through maids etc paid for by husband; still thinks she is in some way superior to husband. This is the effect of financial freedom (read parasitic freedom) and easy social environment for women in large cities at least. Some women may actually be doing good work in managing both career and household, but the point I am making is not about contribution to family, but about respect for both spouses in marriage. For example these days in urban areas, if a woman earns 5K per month, hubby earns 15K per month. The power equation is not same as if woman … [Read more...] about Why marriage is a losing game for urban men?
Judicial Bias
See how Indian judges don’t allow perjury on women!
This judgment below is just one example how the Indian judges treat women as precious commodity. Read the sentences in bold below to see how the trial court blankly refused to prosecute a woman for perjury in her maintenance case. The ostensible reason given is so that the parties can avoid undue complication of the matrimonial dispute. As if people come to court to hug each other! CRA No. 197 SB of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRA No. 197 SB of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 25-1-2010 Sunny Bhumbla .........Appellant VsShashi .........Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARBANS LALPresent: Shri K.S.Boparai, Advocate, for the appellant. HARBANS LAL, J. … [Read more...] about See how Indian judges don’t allow perjury on women!