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...and they lived-in happily ever after?
Maha Kumbh
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...and they lived-in happily ever after?
Dehradun, January 20 Welcome to the world of live-in relationships where cohabiting together no longer means living in sin and long-term commitment does seem to be visitations from another world. The transformation has
been gradual with the coming up of private professional institutions and a few MNCs setting up shop here. A large population of outstation students now resides in the city turning their backs to old
societal norms. A change visible in Doon has, however, not gone unnoticed
even by those who rent their spaces to couples. Some say that the couple lies through its teeth while getting accommodation. “I had rented a portion of
my house to a couple who had come from Pauri. They had said they were cousins, but their actions belied their claims,” said Krishan Kumar Upreti, a resident of Dalanwala. As these bonds are not approved by the older generation, getting accommodation for couples who are unmarried and yet want to live under one roof is not easy. The penetrating questions of a 60-year-old landlord have to be answered and it is here that most fail the test while others get lucky. For the independent-minded, combining living quarters makes great economic sense and also gives their relationship a seal of sexual exclusivity. “Everybody in our group knows about our relationship. We have been living together for the past six months. It was a conscious choice as the fear of coping with loneliness was too much to bear,” said Shonali, a 20-year-old law student. Commenting on the visible change in society, psychologist Dr B Pratibha Sharma said, “Live-in relationships are not new in our society. The only difference is that young people are getting into these and are open about these. Let’s say it no longer generates awkwardness or guilt”. But most relationships do face
an uncertain future. In the past two years in Dehradun, 3-5 per cent cases that have been brought to the notice of the District Protection Officer had to do with jilted lovers accusing each other of cheating. “These relationships do get soured after the first flush of romance. Reality does strike hard and often it is the woman who complains of being left high and dry after promises of marriage were made to her. “There is no written agreement, no written bond...the commitment may be verbal. It is the women who suffer the most because
in their heart of hearts, they hope for a marriage. “But for most of them, it is not a happy ending and things do turn complicated when men do not agree to marry even when their partner is in the family way,” said Ramindri Mandarwal. But if an analysis were to be made for the need of such relationships, avoiding responsibility would emerge as the prime reason. The lack of commitment,
disrespect of social bonds and lack of tolerance in relationships have given rise to this alternative
to marriages. “There have been few judgements in the country that have ensured that a woman in a live-in relationship gets her due, but at what cost? In my personal view, laws are good for individuals, but do delve a body blow to the institutions of marriage,” said Ramindri
Mandarwal.
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Maha Kumbh
Haridwar, January 20 The mela administration had anticipated that at
least several lakh pilgrims would throng the ghats at Haridwar to take a dip on the third major bath of the Maha Kumbh under way
here. However, only thousands turned up in the chilly weather. Thick fog and chilly weather prevented the pilgrims from far and near from reaching the Ganga. On the other hand, the mela administration had made elaborate arrangements for the major bath. Tight security arrangements were made with policemen deployed at all nooks and corners of the mela area. A large number of pilgrims today got the heads of their children tonsured as part of the “mundan” ceremonies performed on the occasion. “Mundan” and the thread ceremonies for children are considered auspicious on Basant Panchami. Mediapersons covering the event had heated arguments with policemen on the issue of parking of vehicles. Mediapersons alleged that they were not being allowed to park their vehicles in the parking areas by policemen.
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Basant Panchami: Chill pours cold water on kite flying
Roorkee, January 20 Even the skyline in the old localities of the town, where usually thousands of denizens participate in kite flying, a few kites were sighted till afternoon. Kite sellers seemed disappointed as the weather hit their sales drastically. “I was expecting good sale today, but I have been able to sell only a few kites till afternoon,” said Sanjay Kumar, a local kite seller. He added that he had bought kites from far-flung places like Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Rampur for sale in Roorkee. The rates of these kites range between Rs 150 to 500, said Sanjay. Like him, many shops had huge stocks of kites and strings expecting good sales on Basant Panchmi. “I bought a total of 10 kites and string, spending Rs 2,000, to welcome Basant, but the weather has left us sad. Now, we will fly these on some other occasion,” said Narinder Ahuja, a resident. Meanwhile, many persons were seen thronging temples to worship Goddess Saraswati on the occasion.
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Dist Badminton Assn to open academy
Dehradun, January 20 While addressing the gathering Rama Kant Sharma, international badminton player in veteran category, said, “Dehradun’s senior team has done well at various tournaments for the past many years and now they wish to promote the talented players. For this, all of us have decided to open an academy. At the academy, the players will undergo training with latest techniques in order to turn them into competent players”. Sharma was also optimist on receiving support from the government. He said the government was taking interest in providing all facilities to the sportsmen. “They recently bore all our expenditure of the tournament, which is a good sign. Apart from it, the government has also asked for suggestions from us in order to improve upon the game. All this indicates that sports and the sportsperson have a bright future ahead,” said Sharma. The winners of the tournament were Rajesh, Vinod Gupta and SK Patet. They won in 35 and above, 45 and above and 55 and above category in the singles, whereas in doubles Sunil and Dharmendra, Dr S Rawat and Dharmendra won in 45 and above category. While Rajesh and Vivek, SK Patet and RS Rana and RK Sharma and SK Patet were the runner up at the tournament in 35 and above, 55 and above and 60 and above doubles category, whereas in singles, Vinod Gupta was runner up in 35 and above category.
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Rao Cricket Academy thump Khudbura XI
Dehradun, January 20 Batting first, Rao Cricket Academy scored 296 runs. Opening batsman Kiran Singh made 155 runs off 108 runs, smashing 20 fours and five sixes in his fiery innings. Anil Pal scored 15 runs while Ashwani scored 14 runs. Middle order batsman Sharad played a knock of 60 runs off 55 balls, hitting seven fours in his innings. For Khudbura XI, Shivesh and Shivam took two wickets each. While chasing the victory target of 297 runs, Khudbura XI got all out for 101 runs. None of the batsmen could stand before the disciplined bowling of Rao Cricket Academy. Shivesh was the highest run scorer with 22 runs. For Rao Cricket Academy, Parmod took three wickets, whereas Sharad, Kiram and Amit took two wickets each. Meanwhile in the second match, UPES team won by nine wickets against PCDA team. Batting first PCDA scored 72 runs in 30 overs. Gopal was the highest scorer for the team with 33 runs. For UPES team Rohan claimed five wickets in his five over spell, whereas Hruchikesh took two wickets. In reply, UPES team reached the target with nine wickets in hand. Opening batsman Deepak scored 55 runs off 29 balls, hitting 13 fours in his innings, whereas Shalbh scored 18 runs. For PCDA team Jaswant took one wickets.
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Women’s Cricket
Dehradun, January 20 In future, she wishes to wear the Indian colour. Presently in Class XI, Sneh has given a mindboggling performance against Hariyana. She claimed five wickets of the opponents by giving away two runs, thus helping her team register a convincing victory in the match. Being an all-rounder, she also gave a scintillating performance with the bat. She scored 128 runs off just 68 balls against Hariyana. “Ever since my childhood I though of becoming a cricketer. I had played cricket with boys in my childhood and later took to the professional coaching at the Little Master Cricket Club. The club has groomed me well over the years and right now I am doing well in the game,”
said Sneh. Apart from cricket, Sneh’s hobbies are listening to music. “I generally listen to song to refresh myself after spending my day in school and on the field. It is a good way to relax at the end of the day,” said Sneh. She asked for more facilities for the girls in cricket in order to develop their talent properly. “Presently, there are very few tournaments for girls, thereby not providing them with much opportunity to improve. Lack of grounds is another problem that girls are facing. “The government should make efforts to provide us with basic facilities, so that we can also bring laurels for the state,” added Sneh.
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