Category: Marriage

The Dark Room (1938) presents a picture of domestic disharmony. Ramani, the office secretary of Engladia Insurance Company in Malgudi is very domineering and cynical in his ways. He governs his house according to his own sweet will. As he is always irritable, the atmosphere in his house is generally gloomy and his wife, Savitri, his children and servants are always remain in a state of terror.Savitri is a true symbol of traditional Indian womanhood. Savitri, whose place is in the dark room (kitchen), is a timid, silent suffering and sacrificing Indian wife. She is very beautiful and deeply devoted to her husband. Ramani, however, does not respond to her sentiments even with ordinary warmth. Through they have been married for fifteen years; his wife has received nothing from her…

Legal Provisions of Section 174 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.), India.Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc.:The purpose of this section is merely to ascertain the cause of death hence the inquiry under this section should be confined to that purpose only and should not extend to tracing out the person who caused death. Image Source: masterchan.org ADVERTISEMENTS: Thus as rightly pointed out by the Supreme Court that the scope of proceedings under this section have a very limited scope that is, only to ascertain whether a person has died under suspicious circumstances or an unnatural death and if so, what may be apparent cause of his death. The questions as to who assaulted him and in what manner or under what circumstances etc. are outside the…

Narayan’s The English Teacher was published in 1945, seven years after The Dark Room. Probably it was the shattering blow that he received in the death of his wife Rajam, which rendered him incapable of sustained artistic effort, and during this interval he could write only short stories and sketches.The English Teacher is an autobiographical novel. Much of Narayan’s personal suffering has gone into the making of this novel. It tells a love story with a difference. It narrates the domestic life of Krishna a lecturer in English in the Albert Mission College, Malgudi. Though he is thirty years old, he feels bored with life in the absence of his wife and baby daughter. They arrive after a few months, along with his mother. Krishna and Sushila, his wife, lead…

This is a poem which seeks to recreate a typical Indian scene in a language which is highly metaphorical. At a deeper level the poem is a projection of the poet’s response to what one may call the impover­ishment of the human spirit. The images of futility and hopelessness which run through the poem serve to reinforce the central theme of the poem in a manner which is typical of Kumar.1.1- 3: The lines make for a description of a common Indian situation where women never register their protest or anger triple-baked, refers to the hot, parched scenario which is moistureless.1.4- 6: The image of empty pitchers waiting for water reinforces too the idea that it is the lot of the Indian woman to pa­tiently wait, whether it is for…

This should be considered an important poem for more than one reason. First of all, the poem makes a very clear and significant state­ment relating to the question why some Indian writers choose to write in English rather than in an Indian language, for instance in their mother tongue. Secondly, this poem illustrates Kamala Das’s ability to “successfully marshal diverse and tangential themes in one controlled poem” (Daruwalla). Starting with a reference to politics, the poem moves on to a statement of convictions in respect of her choice of medium and leads to convulsive outbursts of feelings of hurt and shame as also to statements on love and marriage which make for self- exposure and confession.The poem carries with it most of the themes which one associates with her poetry,…

Sarojini Naidu was born on 13 February, 1879 as the eldest of eight children. Her father, Aghorenath Chattopadhyay was a great scholar who was a close associate of Keshab Chandra Sen and a follower of Brahmoism. His favourite subject being chemistry, he later became an ardent alchemist and after taking his D.Sc from Edinburgh University settled down in Hyderabad where he founded a college and became involved in politics and social work as a revolutionary reformer.Hence Sarojini’s girlhood was spent in Hyderabad where she was exposed to “a museum of wisdom and culture”, particularly to Moghul art and culture. Though born a Bengali, Sarojini spoke Hindustani and Telugu and not only acquired a mastery over the English lan­guage but also found in it an excellent medium for her creativ­ity.While only…

Under the general law, a legitimate child is one who is born in a lawful wedlock, and a child born out of a void marriage is necessarily a bastard. This would normally cause great hardship to a child (for no fault of his own), and therefore, S. 16 provides that notwithstanding that a marriage is null and void under Section 11, any child of such a marriage, who would have been legitimate if the marriage had been valid, is to be considered to be a legitimate child. It is immaterial whether or not a decree of nullity is granted in respect of that marriage under the Act, and whether or not the marriage is held to be void otherwise than on a petition under this Act.It has also been provided…

Here is your essay on the Maitri Karar in the Hindu Marriage Act:This may be a little known fact, but India has been, and continues to be, home to a range of bigamous relationships. We have such ‘arrangements’ in the form of ‘maitri karar’ in Gujarat. ‘nata patra’ in Rajasthan, and so on. ADVERTISEMENTS: Perhaps the most imaginative and innovative alternate to bigamy practised in Gujarat (until officially banned by the government) was the ‘companionship contract’ or the ‘maitri karar’. When the government banned such connived carnal contracts, a host of other extra-marital devices cropped up to circumvent the Hindu matrimonial law of monogamy and the provisions of the Indian Penal Code relating to bigamy. Some of them took the shape of ‘service contracts’, whilst others were called ‘caretaker arrangements’,…

Section 5 of the Act lays down the requisites of a valid Hindu marriage. This section is to be read along with the other sections of the Act, and in particular, sections 11, 12, 17 and 18, which lay down the effect of the absence or non-fulfilment of the conditions prescribed by section 5. Image Source: i.huffpost.comThe five important conditions of a valid Hindu marriage laid down by S. 5, are as follows: (1) Neither party should have a spouse living at the time of the marriage: ADVERTISEMENTS: This clause establishes the rule of monogamy and prohibits polygamy, which was permitted before the Act came into force. It also prohibits polyandry, which was prohibited by the ancient Hindu law also.The contravention of the first condition will render the marriage void…

Section 7 of the Act deals with the ceremonies of a valid Hindu marriage. It lies down that a Hindu marriage may be solemnized in accordance with the customary rites and ceremonies of either party thereto. Thus, the customary rites and ceremonies of any one of the parties of such marriage must be followed. Further, the marriage must fulfil the five conditions of a valid marriage laid down by Section 5 of the Act, which has been discussed above.It is clarified by Section 7 that where such rites and ceremonies include the saptapadi (i.e., taking seven steps by the bridegroom and bride jointly before the sacred fire), the marriage becomes complete and binding only when the seventh step is taken.It will thus be seen that the Act does not prescribe…