Jodhpur. January 2008
I told the story of Narinder singh's daughter to Jabber Singh "Just call me JBS". JBS works at the hotel. He is big and tough.
"It is all due to Mobile Phone. The phone shoud be blamed ". "Well sir, the village girls feel free when the join the college far away from their home, in some big city. They make new friends and sometimes fall in love.It all happens in hiding and secret. But sir when it comes to Shadi(wedding),there is so much pressure from the family that the girl cannot resist and marries the boy chosen by her parents.But promises the college friend to keep the relation even after the wedding".
"Would you like some chai sir?. With adrakh(ginger). It is good in the winter".
"And sir after the wedding the circus starts again. The boy's family gets suspicious and spy the girl. They even hire the detectives."
"The old love has many consequences and mostly they find out."The life of the girl is not safe anymore.This is the question of family's IZZAT(respect in the society)".
"Many times the girl disappears or gets involved in an accident and gets killed. Every one knows but no one does any thing"
"It is the mobile phone which should be blamed.No phone, no friend, no after wedding calls and no secrets."
"Sir, may I invite you next year January to come to my village"
"My daughter's is getting married.Would you please come."
The phone rings........
"just a minute sir, it is from my village"...................
