(Part 1/3) “Our daughter had gone missing for 15 days. We searched everywhere. We asked everyone. We found out later they had married in a temple. And it was not our place to tell her new husband, “You have no money, no property. Our daughter will suffer. And we will take her back.” So we just went along with their marriage. We calmed our unwilling hearts and accepted whatever the future would bring for our daughter. It was her choice, her decision, and her love. And as parents, we could not deprive her of that. They had two children – a daughter and a son, together.

When both her children were born we supported her with the rations and money because her husband and his family had very little to give. And we could not see those babies grow without proper food. My husband is in India and he has worked hard all his life and provided for us. We have never starved or had to stay without food. So we would send her rations and money. Eventually, I invited her to bring her children and stay with me. “Let me take care of you and the children. You can rest here for some time, gain some strength, let the children get some nutrition and when you feel good then you can return to your husband’s home. I will also have your company with your father and brothers away in India.” She came and stayed with me.” 

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