UP Man Celebrates Daughter's Divorce, Brings Her Home With ¡®Band-Baja¡¯
In a society where getting a divorce is still scorned by a large section, including family members, a man from Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur has set a new example by welcoming his daughter back to her home. And that too not with an ordinary welcome -- but accompanied by music, drums?and?dance, just like a wedding procession.
Divorce after eight years of marriage
In a video that has gone viral on social media, Anil Kumar and Kusumlata can be seen celebrating the homecoming of their daughter Urvi.
The 36-year-old who works as an engineer at Palam Airport in New Delhi got married in 2016. The couple, both engineers, were living in Delhi and had a daughter.?
However, the relationship broke down after alleged dowry harassment by Urvi's in-laws. After years of abuse and harassment, Urvi filed for divorce from her husband, which was granted on February 28.
Bring her?back like how she was sent
"I tried hard to save the relationship after enduring eight years of torture, beatings, and taunts, but in the end, it broke down," she said.
And her parents gave her the best welcome possible after everything she had to go through.
"We brought her back just like we had sent her off after her wedding. We want her to begin afresh with her chin up," said her father Anil Kumar, who works for BSNL.
A message to society?
According to Kumar, while welcoming his daughter back, he wanted to send a message to society.
"While bringing her back home, I made arrangements for 'band?baaja' so that a positive message would be sent to the society and people would try and understand their daughters rather than ignore them after marriage,"?he said.
Neighbours were confused
Unsurprisingly the grand reception to their daughter on her homecoming left some neighbours puzzled.
"Initially, we thought Urvi was getting married a second time. But when we understood her father's intent, it was an overwhelming feeling," said Indrabhan Singh, a?neighbour.
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