Blogchatter A2Z: Female Infanticide
Rajouri, a girl of age nineteen, married to a man, Sarat, age twenty-one, in the neighboring village. After marriage, Rajouri had to leave her parent's home and live with her husband and his family as per tradition. Since they lived in a small village, they did not go on honeymoon and continued their life from where they were before marriage, i.e., Rajouri handling his husband's household and Sarat working in the field. Sarat and Rajouri were living their life sufficiently with Sarat's earnings. After a few months of marriage, Sarat's parents insisted they plan a baby. Rajouri was not ready for it. Sarat did not wish to plan either, as his earnings would not be enough. He told his parents that he needed to find another job along with fieldwork to have enough to bring a new life to their world. Rajouri did not utter a word. She waited for this conversation to end and discussed it separately with Sarat. Once Sarat came to his room, Rajouri held him by hand and took him to...