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THROUGH THE EYES OF MY VEIL

Earlier this month I heard inflation soaring,reaching its double digit figure.prices of even staple diets were sky rocketing.this left thousands of Indians hungry.But in my wedding ,inflation lost its clout.we defeated it.

Irony of the nation.spicy Indian wedding outshines every disaster.so let me tell how this all began.
"Are the wedding cards ready"?asked my father.
my mother said"they should be the best cards ever printed in the family","even if it costs you fortune".she told my father.
I never understood when wedding cards'  final destination was rag man's shop,why we wasted our hard earned pennies.

Through the eyes of my veil  saw my cousins,peers going for shopping,fetching themselves best pair of clothes,to get that so called  perfect look.even when I know when my wedding ground would be a cold war between wannabe brides.,who wouldn't look at each other .Not because they pretended to be beautiful but because if they see each other carrying an imported necklace,elegant earrings,they'll get into depression ,even if their own costed them a fortune.
As  I was caught in the imagination of cold cat fight,I heard the voice of a man telling my Father the feast of my wedding would cost him around five lakh,if he wanted it to be "the way he thought it to be".
While my fathers temple was full of criss crossed lines ,my mother stood still,she remained silenced.except that cliched sentence "get the deal don even if it costs you fortune".that echoed.
Finally through the eyes of my veil,I sawthe ultimate expense of the great Indian wedding.cartons under which my dowry was kept,were packed beautifully..I was surprised at the decision of my parents as the saved the money only to be wasted.and did not give me when I wanted to become a doctor.after all it would have costed him a fortune....................................
DOWRY IS THE MEANS TO BARGAIN AND NOT THE BOND.



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