If you think a girl without a family or relatives can merely dream of a good marriage, you are mistaken. As many as 150 marriage proposals have poured in for six girls living at a special home for women in Surat.
If you think a girl without a family or relatives can merely dream of a good marriage, you are mistaken. As many as 150 marriage proposals have poured in for six girls living at a special home for women in Surat.
In an effort to find suitable husbands for six girls who had attained marriageable age, officials of Nari Sanrakshan Gruh in Surat recently invited proposals from potential grooms. The overwhelming response from interested youths and families has taken the Gruh officials by surprise. They are now scrutinising all the proposals to find the best life partners for the girls.
A majority of the girls don't have a family or have become homeless for one reason or another. They have been living here for more than five years.
“Apart from South Gujarat, we have received proposals from areas like Kutch, Jamnagar and Rajkot also,” said Priyavada Bhatt, superintendent of the Gruh. “Most of the proposals are from boys who are earning well and have a decent family background. We have received proposals even from well-to-do families.” She added that she was now sure the girls will have a better life.
But before the youths can marry the girls of their choice, they will have to pass scrutiny of officials and be declared healthy by
medical tests. After verifying the prospective grooms' earning capability, Gruh officials will check details of their families.
They will also enquire to find out if the young men have a criminal history, the type of houses they live in and the status of their families in their area of residence. And, above all, the youths will have to get approval of the girls they have proposed to marry.
These forbidding conditions, however, have not affected the flood of proposals. “One reason for this is the skewed sex ratio in many areas, where boys far outnumber girls,” said Bhatt.
She added that another reason could be the fact that many girls who are lucky enough to be living with their parents or guardians, don't want to live in small cities or towns, while some others don't want to take responsibility of a family.
“But our girls have the willpower to live in any circumstance and support a family, if needed,” the superintendent said.
Gruh officials are planning to hold the wedding of all the girls on a single date and time to make the occasion memorable. This will be first time in the Gruh's history when six girls will marry on a single day.
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