Nammu was Blamed

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This is the macrocosm of life, when you reached into certain age, marriage proposals come as a hovering wedding envelopes achingly making helpless. Those catalogue list you three things. 1) A girl should be virgin, should not be black skinned one. 2) She should know all domestic chores and no spectacles are entertained. 3) It's not necessary that education is a must but she should posses a good figure and have to make everyone happy. These matrimonial advertisement matters in every domestic phenomenon specially in that societal parameters. Women who were crow like clever, who are opionated, who slays good record in academy were not fallen under the category of marriage material type. They were spice in sugar. Day by day marriage proposals were flung over Karki Family with a bulky tension of dowry. Meena was getting ready for her coming marriage proposal. Obviously, the guy was an engineer and he did M.phil. He came to their home and Meena in her saree came with a tray of drinks and some dishes. Her mother was started praising her culinary dishes, witty intelligence and about home decorations which she had done. That guy started playing question answers and she was answering. To his dismount sadness he didn't feel that Meena is appropriate as she was too qualified and she is little short heighted. Meena was fine with his vocal exchange as she knew the hypocrisy of society so she didn't mind of things. At the same time Nammu in her blue saree and two plaits came abruptly with some basic groceries. It caught the attention of that man and he asked, " Who is she?" With an utter dismay, she introduces Nammu as her sister. She with her folded hands greet everyone and went out of the room. Things turn into coldest form as that man started blaming Nammu's mother that how dare she let Nammu hide in her shadow, as she was a perfect example of wife material. Her mother rapidly answer that he cannot marry her as according to society second sister should marry first with a chronological order. This all let Nammu out of blues. She in rage asked all to get out of the house as she is not interested in Marriage. This sour the mood of Nammu and her mother. She started blaming Nammu that she shouldn't have come in that point. While Meena was consoling her mother that he was not interested in marrying with her. Nammu couldn't bear the hurting words of her mother and she started turning insolent towards her mother. She went her room and locked herself so that no sound will hit in her earlobes. She squat in her chair and start preparing for her daily work activity? She ponders, " Why marriage is linked with the family prestige? Why I was unwantedly blamed? What is the meaning of marriage material? Why her dreams cannot soar in the sky?" She started writing a note for herself. She jotted down the things like what might be the qualities needed for her husband?
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