A great love Story – The love beyond the religion

A Tale of Two Friends from Different Castes

This story is about my two friends who belonged to two different castes. We all know inter-caste marriages in India are treated as taboo where the families of both the girl and the boy are criticized very badly by the community itself. Even though India is a democratic country, it is full of orthodox people. This is a classic inter-caste love story.

The Beginnings in Bangalore

While I was working in the metropolitan city of Bangalore, I had two friends: the girl was Hindu while the boy was from the Muslim community. The boy had feelings for the girl and he used to keep staring at her. Many times that girl used to feel uncomfortable because of his behavior. We friends used to tell him to stop doing that because she was from a different community.

Somehow, the girl also started responding to him, perhaps his continuous efforts rewarded him. He was a genuine guy, and that’s why his friends were quite worried for him. I don’t know when this guy proposed to her, but they started dating. We all were worried about them because we thought that their inter-caste love story would end on the same note as other inter-religion couples, and they would never have a happy ending.

Their Growing Bond

Our friends decided to talk to both of them. Surprisingly, within just two months of their relationship, we found that their bonding was strong and they were planning to get married. Their inter-caste love story was taking a serious turn.

Oh God! I decided to keep myself away from all this just to avoid a troublesome situation. Yes, I stopped talking to both of them. I just didn’t want to get involved in any drama for the sake of my safety.

The Elopement

A year later, I heard that both of them had run away as their families were not agreeing to their relationship. I was very tense, thinking that something bad was going to happen. My friends decided to search for them but to no avail. I left messages on Facebook and other social platforms, but nothing was working out. There was no update from their accounts. Their inter-caste love story seemed to be in jeopardy.

Approximately six months later, somehow I came to know about them. I met them, but they were not in very good condition. They were happy with what they did but were equally unhappy knowing that their families were going through multiple challenges because of them. Both had started working in different cities and different companies. It was challenging for them as their choice of food, festivals, and culture were totally different. Anyway, I felt relieved after seeing them happy, despite the difficulties their inter-caste love story had brought.

A Shocking Attack

After a few months, one night, I got a call from my friend saying that a community of people had attacked them, and they were badly injured. What came as shocking news was that my friend was in the ICU and had gone into a coma. I was shocked beyond words and was very angry. Instead of going to the hospital, I went alone to the girl’s house and directed all my anger at them. But after knowing the reality, they were just as shocked as I was and broke down in tears. Oh God, then I realized that my friend’s family had planned this attack. Their inter-caste love story was facing a grave threat.

With the thought of leaving no one who had planned all of this, I rushed to the hospital. I went late to the hospital but was flustered to see my friend’s family there. Suspecting their involvement in the matter, I went to my friend’s father and started shouting at him. He slapped me and said he couldn’t even think to do that to his son.

I was numb with pain and felt blank. Then his father told me that they had launched a police complaint, and the police were investigating the case. After some time, the family of the girl also reached the hospital. The situation the families were facing was critical, but somewhere I was happy seeing their families together and consoling each other. That was such a relief in the midst of their troubled inter-caste love story.

A Happy Ending

After some days, everything went well. Both families came together, and you know what? The police confirmed that the attack was done by some local political followers. Sounds disappointing, right?

Anyway, I was happy seeing the happy ending of their inter-caste love story!