Is dignity greater than life ?

A - They don’t agree. They don’t.

B - But why? What’s the problem?

A- Because they will don’t understand my relationship with him. They will don’t understand that how much we like each other and I will be happier with him after marriage rather than any other person whom I don’t know. They believe that both person belong to the same community is not made right for each other and also say that how much respect of parents left in the society of that girl and guy .You tell me doesn’t I have the right to choose my partner.

B – Of course you have the right. After all it’s about your life.

A – I don’t understand how they can think of it in this era where things have change so much & so people perspective about it.

B – Don’t worry. Every thing will be fine.

The conversation between the two girls standing nearby me in the metro made me think about the serious issue of “Honour Killing” in context of their talks. After thinking about the issue in deep, I think to write a blog on it as a part of my assignment.

The number of love marriages might have gone up in the metros in India but the reality remains differ in the villages in many other states. Honour killing, where men or women are killed by their kin or other members of their caste, is still very rampant in many parts of India. Statistics say that such killings happen in order to save the honour of the caste, community or family. Caste still remains one of the most important factors governing the lives of many people in some parts of India.

It is very sad that the caste system in India has turned into a social evil for many. I wonder how many young people have lost their lives in the name of honour. And how many there are more who are at the gunpoint of this rigid belief system. It is a false belief that honour killing only involves the killing of women. Men are equally victims of this practice, especially when it affects the reputation of a particular caste and community. Many grooms have been killed by the father or the brother of the bride.

When it comes of country's development we somewhere talk about how India has developed and changed so far and reach from where to where and achieved so much. But from my point of view all this proves to be meaningless until and unless people rigid perspective does not change in some issues like inter caste marriage which somewhere harms the future of the youth and ultimately it affects the economy of country like India where 75% of population belong to the youth.

And above all, this make me think that Is people’s ego, respect; dignity is greater than their own loved ones life which they steal by killing them? 

Human Respect VS. Human Life