A comfortable job in the US As a software engineer is one of many dreams topping the list of aspiring young Indians. The desire for dollars in multiples of thousands and the dreams that accompany it would be evident in the throng of young people that crowd the US embassies in India.
The first step is over. Indian software companies have risen, delegating software professionals on company visas to the U.S. Their value rises in the Indian marriage market, leaving most Indian parents and young Indian women to do the same afterward. of his marriage to the engineers. Parents are proud to see their daughters married to Indian software professionals in the US and this despite many hardships, which they have to endure in the form of dowry and other paraphernalia required by the child’s family.
Even before her daughters could fully enjoy America’s greener pastures of dollar dreams, the road to marital bliss becomes a distant dream for many; whether recent incidents or accidents, so to speak, in American Indian families are any indication.
Smalin Jenita, a young Indian woman, was allegedly pushed from a moving car by members of her husband’s family. This happened in the United States, while her husband was driving the car. He lost control in the melee and eventually the car was in an accident. The pathos was that while everyone was fleeing the scene, Smalin was only left behind.
Although the political relations between India and Pakistan are bitter, a Good Samaritan in the form of a Pakistani doctor rescued this Indian girl and admitted her to a hospital. Smalin fell into a coma; however, the Doctor managed to find out the contacts in India and informed his parents. Until that time, they were unaware of their daughter’s trauma abroad. Unfortunately, Smalin was pregnant at the time and after the formalities in America, she was taken to Chennai, the capital of Tamilnadu. His left side paralyzed, he had the will to gradually recover in Chennai. She has also given birth to a girl and they are both safe. Although she beat around the bush due to her illness, she was clear in stating that she was tortured for the dowry. Her parents have booked a case in India against her husband’s family.
They are also in the process of seeking justice in the US courts. The issue became a national furor with women’s welfare organizations in India offering support to victims of physical abuse and dowry torture abroad. The incident caught the attention of the US ambassador to India and the full range of the problem at that time would have reached the US government. However, the legal mess is, as usual, complicated and the result must be evaluated over a period of time.
Indian parents must learn many lessons from these incidents, as the lure of dollars and a posh lifestyle alone would not be enough to keep their daughters happy abroad. The internet has allowed many such fake personalities and families to advertise themselves for marriage, where the girls’ parents fall in love with the charms of their backgrounds. They do not thoroughly investigate family history; and when they wake up to reality, it’s too late.
Newly married Indian girls should exercise caution abroad and ensure that their passports and other immigration documents are in their custody. They must have a cash balance equivalent to the minimum of their flight ticket and in case of any adverse event; security measures will help them fly back home. Another young Indian named Muthumari has faced the same problem, but escaped the United States unscathed. Her husband has their daughter in his custody and she is in a dilemma to fight the problem now.
It is not greedy to send your daughters in marriage to the United States. What you need is a little care and other precautionary measures to be taken, if the girls are faced in a foreign land. Unless parents and daughters are constantly monitoring these aspects, it will be difficult to put an end to these problems. Government interventions have their procedural delays; however, foreign nations, where such crimes are committed, must seek to expedite justice and if there are no laws now, they must be enacted as soon as possible for the benefit of women who come to their nations, with dreams and hopes.
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