Wife suffering: with five brothers in turn to spend the night, not at all happy.
Have you ever thought that in modern society, women have to serve several husbands at the same time? In some villages in northern India, this kind of one-wife-dough thing is still happening. A young girl gets married to the door and ends up having to go back and forth with five brothers.
In India, this kind of monogamy mainly occurs in the northern states and the Himalayas. This custom is quite ancient, dating back to ancient myths, like in "Morocco Borodino", the protagonist married to five brothers. In reality, many families in order not to divide the fields too much, let the brothers share a daughter-in-law. The land is the root of death, separated all the days are sad, especially the poor country and remote areas, the land is hardly confused. If each brother married the daughter-in-law alone, the land is smaller and no longer alive.
Therefore, this arrangement became their way to preserve their family property. Population problems are also involved. In the past, there were few baby girls. Because of the patriarchal atmosphere, the birth rate of girls in some places was low, and there were more boys than girls, so only a few boys made do with one girl. Government data show that the gender ratio in these areas is unbalanced, with men outnumbering women. Under great economic pressure, it takes bride price to marry a daughter-in-law, and poor families simply can't afford to marry more. As a result, the brothers will marry one together, saving money and trouble. But this is a burden as hell for women. Not only do they have to take care of housework, but they also have to have children and serve several men, which they can't bear physically and mentally.
In small villages in northern India, polyandry is more common in peasant families. The brothers range from eldest to youngest, and usually the eldest brother marries first, and then the younger brothers join in when they grow up. Legally, polyandry is prohibited in India, and monogamy is the mainstream, but in these remote places, customs are more effective than the law. The villagers feel that this is a rule passed down from their ancestors and it will be embarrassing if they don't abide by it. Research shows that such marriages are common at the foot of the Himalayas and are influenced by Tibetan culture. There are many mountainous areas and little cultivated land there, so families have to gather together to keep warm. Women have low status and have been taught from an early age to obey family arrangements. After getting married, they had to do all the housework, from cooking and washing to helping out on the ground. Men go out to work, women stay at home. In terms of fertility, the pressure is even greater, because the children belong to the entire family and women have to raise them without knowing who the biological father is. Poor sanitary conditions and high risks of having children, many women collapse early. It is also psychologically uncomfortable, lacking private space, and always feeling that life has been kidnapped.
In the case of Narago Verma, she is a living example. Rajo comes from a poor village in the northern state, home conditions are common, school from childhood, and learn to do homework. At the age of seventeen, the house arranged her to marry a guy named Gudo, the family of Gudo had five brothers, and he ranks four. The other brothers are the big row of Bajo, the second row of Santa Ram, the third row of Gopal, and the younger brother Dinash. According to the rules of the village, Rajo married Gudo, is equivalent to marrying the whole brother. The wedding is simple, and after completion she moved into their house. The cottage is poor, there is a wall, the house is muddy, the top of the wind, there are no beds, the carpet
In the morning, she had to cook, wash, feed her livestock, all her work. Her brothers planted fields during the day, and she was busy at home. Eating simple, peanuts, and dishes, and hardly filling her stomach. In the evening it was the most tortuous time, she had to turn to sleep with each brother. The order was fixed, today, tomorrow, that. Rajoe herself splashed, which made her feel uncomfortable, no little privacy. Physically tired, more mentally tired. She gave birth to a son, named Jay, but her father didn’t know who, because all the brothers had a relationship. This made her twinkle, and the villagers felt normal. The research report noted that this uncertainty was a very easy psychological blow to women and led to depression.
Why is this still happening in India? Its roots are economically and culturally. Poor places, land is the only property, family division is equal to dispersal. Brothers are married, can maintain family unity. Gender imbalance aggravated the problem, before killing babies is heavy, now despite the rule of law, but remote villages are difficult to execute. The government pushes one wife, but the custom is deeply rooted. Some NGO organizations go to promote women's rights, teach women independence, but slow effect. The Rajo family is typical, the brothers age from nineteen to thirty-two, she has to deal with different ages of men. Age may be stubborn, young energy, she is stuck in the middle, mediation conflict is also her child. In the family, women have the right to speak small
The impact on women is far-reaching. A single-wife leaves her body burden, high fertility rate, more health problems. According to the Indian Ministry of Health, the average life expectancy of rural women is short, partly due to the birth of many children. Malnutrition is common, the Rajoe family is poor, food is not filled, and she has to save to give her children a lot. In education, women rarely have the opportunity to go to school, Rajoe is not literate, limiting her vision. Social status is low, villagers see them as tools, not independent individuals. Compared to urban women, they have a lot less choice. Modern society, women's rights are rising, but these villages are lagging behind, changing slowly.
After reading Rajo's story, what do you think of polyandry? Should we keep the tradition, or should we completely change it and help women escape? Welcome to leave a message and tell you what you think, and let's discuss it together.
Have you ever thought that in modern society, women have to serve several husbands at the same time? In some villages in northern India, this kind of one-wife-dough thing is still happening. A young girl gets married to the door and ends up having to go back and forth with five brothers.
In India, this kind of monogamy mainly occurs in the northern states and the Himalayas. This custom is quite ancient, dating back to ancient myths, like in "Morocco Borodino", the protagonist married to five brothers. In reality, many families in order not to divide the fields too much, let the brothers share a daughter-in-law. The land is the root of death, separated all the days are sad, especially the poor country and remote areas, the land is hardly confused. If each brother married the daughter-in-law alone, the land is smaller and no longer alive.
Therefore, this arrangement became their way to preserve their family property. Population problems are also involved. In the past, there were few baby girls. Because of the patriarchal atmosphere, the birth rate of girls in some places was low, and there were more boys than girls, so only a few boys made do with one girl. Government data show that the gender ratio in these areas is unbalanced, with men outnumbering women. Under great economic pressure, it takes bride price to marry a daughter-in-law, and poor families simply can't afford to marry more. As a result, the brothers will marry one together, saving money and trouble. But this is a burden as hell for women. Not only do they have to take care of housework, but they also have to have children and serve several men, which they can't bear physically and mentally.
In small villages in northern India, polyandry is more common in peasant families. The brothers range from eldest to youngest, and usually the eldest brother marries first, and then the younger brothers join in when they grow up. Legally, polyandry is prohibited in India, and monogamy is the mainstream, but in these remote places, customs are more effective than the law. The villagers feel that this is a rule passed down from their ancestors and it will be embarrassing if they don't abide by it. Research shows that such marriages are common at the foot of the Himalayas and are influenced by Tibetan culture. There are many mountainous areas and little cultivated land there, so families have to gather together to keep warm. Women have low status and have been taught from an early age to obey family arrangements. After getting married, they had to do all the housework, from cooking and washing to helping out on the ground. Men go out to work, women stay at home. In terms of fertility, the pressure is even greater, because the children belong to the entire family and women have to raise them without knowing who the biological father is. Poor sanitary conditions and high risks of having children, many women collapse early. It is also psychologically uncomfortable, lacking private space, and always feeling that life has been kidnapped.
In the case of Narago Verma, she is a living example. Rajo comes from a poor village in the northern state, home conditions are common, school from childhood, and learn to do homework. At the age of seventeen, the house arranged her to marry a guy named Gudo, the family of Gudo had five brothers, and he ranks four. The other brothers are the big row of Bajo, the second row of Santa Ram, the third row of Gopal, and the younger brother Dinash. According to the rules of the village, Rajo married Gudo, is equivalent to marrying the whole brother. The wedding is simple, and after completion she moved into their house. The cottage is poor, there is a wall, the house is muddy, the top of the wind, there are no beds, the carpet
In the morning, she had to cook, wash, feed her livestock, all her work. Her brothers planted fields during the day, and she was busy at home. Eating simple, peanuts, and dishes, and hardly filling her stomach. In the evening it was the most tortuous time, she had to turn to sleep with each brother. The order was fixed, today, tomorrow, that. Rajoe herself splashed, which made her feel uncomfortable, no little privacy. Physically tired, more mentally tired. She gave birth to a son, named Jay, but her father didn’t know who, because all the brothers had a relationship. This made her twinkle, and the villagers felt normal. The research report noted that this uncertainty was a very easy psychological blow to women and led to depression.
Why is this still happening in India? Its roots are economically and culturally. Poor places, land is the only property, family division is equal to dispersal. Brothers are married, can maintain family unity. Gender imbalance aggravated the problem, before killing babies is heavy, now despite the rule of law, but remote villages are difficult to execute. The government pushes one wife, but the custom is deeply rooted. Some NGO organizations go to promote women's rights, teach women independence, but slow effect. The Rajo family is typical, the brothers age from nineteen to thirty-two, she has to deal with different ages of men. Age may be stubborn, young energy, she is stuck in the middle, mediation conflict is also her child. In the family, women have the right to speak small
The impact on women is far-reaching. A single-wife leaves her body burden, high fertility rate, more health problems. According to the Indian Ministry of Health, the average life expectancy of rural women is short, partly due to the birth of many children. Malnutrition is common, the Rajoe family is poor, food is not filled, and she has to save to give her children a lot. In education, women rarely have the opportunity to go to school, Rajoe is not literate, limiting her vision. Social status is low, villagers see them as tools, not independent individuals. Compared to urban women, they have a lot less choice. Modern society, women's rights are rising, but these villages are lagging behind, changing slowly.
After reading Rajo's story, what do you think of polyandry? Should we keep the tradition, or should we completely change it and help women escape? Welcome to leave a message and tell you what you think, and let's discuss it together.