Dateline 21 Apr.
I'd touched upon certain ominous portents with regard to the wellness of the mallus in this forum earlier. It can be appreciated from recent statistics that are available in the public domain and I'm listing them below to highlight the seriousness of the matter:-
(a) 8 to 10 divorce cases are filed in each of the family courts on a daily basis - and there are 16 courts!
(b) Of the 23.43 lakh divorced or separated women in the country, 1.98 lakh women belong to Kerala.
(c) 80% of suicides are committed by people between the ages of 15 and 59. 78%, out of them, are
married individuals.
And there are some more interesting information:-
(a) Anything, from the partner's body odour to infidelity, triggers divorce. Marital discord gets enhanced by
ego clash, economic independence, low tolerance levels, debt, drinking and impotency!
(b) There are increasing instances of wives misusing the provisions of the anti-dowry laws to
blackmail their husbands.
(c) When a woman registers a complaint against her husband, even on the basis of apprehension, he stands
a good chance of getting arrested. Subsequently, where's the chance of a compromise when bruised
egos are at work, overtime?
(d) Ironically, the same law has boomeranged, in a sense, with the increased number of arrests of mothers-
in-law and sisters-in-law.
Do these trends show a decaying society? Or is it merely because we mallus are aping the west blindly, if I were to make a tongue-in-cheek statement?
The regressive slide needs to be arrested and remedial measures need to be evolved and institutionalised. And yes, we will!
I'd touched upon certain ominous portents with regard to the wellness of the mallus in this forum earlier. It can be appreciated from recent statistics that are available in the public domain and I'm listing them below to highlight the seriousness of the matter:-
(a) 8 to 10 divorce cases are filed in each of the family courts on a daily basis - and there are 16 courts!
(b) Of the 23.43 lakh divorced or separated women in the country, 1.98 lakh women belong to Kerala.
(c) 80% of suicides are committed by people between the ages of 15 and 59. 78%, out of them, are
married individuals.
And there are some more interesting information:-
(a) Anything, from the partner's body odour to infidelity, triggers divorce. Marital discord gets enhanced by
ego clash, economic independence, low tolerance levels, debt, drinking and impotency!
(b) There are increasing instances of wives misusing the provisions of the anti-dowry laws to
blackmail their husbands.
(c) When a woman registers a complaint against her husband, even on the basis of apprehension, he stands
a good chance of getting arrested. Subsequently, where's the chance of a compromise when bruised
egos are at work, overtime?
(d) Ironically, the same law has boomeranged, in a sense, with the increased number of arrests of mothers-
in-law and sisters-in-law.
Do these trends show a decaying society? Or is it merely because we mallus are aping the west blindly, if I were to make a tongue-in-cheek statement?
The regressive slide needs to be arrested and remedial measures need to be evolved and institutionalised. And yes, we will!
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