Honour Killing-> A curse on Indian Society

Even in the modern times, our Indian society is struggling with many evils.Of which the most haunted one among the recent times is the "Honor Killing".These day whether it is a newspaper, tv channels or web news portal, all of them are flooded with news about it.The people involved ranges from poor,uneducated people in the village to educated,working class in the cities.

Let's look at how Wikipedia defines it. " Honor Killing also called customary killing is the murder of a family or clan member by one or more fellow family members where the murderer believes the victim to have brought dishonor to the family.The perceived dishonor can be (1) Utilizing dress codes unacceptable to the family, (2)Wanting out of an arranged marriage or choosing to marry by choice and (3)engaging in certain sexual acts.

In India, most causes of honor killing involves the reason 2 i.e. marry by choice.

But is this the right thing to do?Just give it a little thought and you will get the answer which is a "BIG NO".God has given us this life and nobody else have right to take it away from us.I wonder how can a family kill their own blood? Isn't it a cruel act.

Our Indian society has still got the taboo of caste system which is an evil.Though we proudly boast of our education system but our minds are still illiterate.What's the use of such education when one cannot see the happiness of their children.Once a person is an adult, he or she has full right to marry by choice and no one can take that right , even their parents.

Let's just ponder a little more on why we Indians think that marrying a person outside a caste brings dishonor to the family.Remember one thing God has made each one of us human.He never discriminated us on the basis of castes.I feel most of the families involved in such a barbaric act fear that if society(people surrounding them,relatives) will come to know that their child has married someone outside the caste then they will make comments on their family or abandon them.Or To put it in other words how can they face the society?

But just think is the society more important to you than your child?What is your priority --- your child or society.Who is more concerned about you --- Your child or society? If one thinks in this direction then he/she can never think of honor killing.

If a family supports his child in their decisions then no one can dare to speak against the family.Indulging in honor killing is just an act of cowardness.Killing someone is not at all a good option.Things can be sorted out through talking and listening to each side's point of view.

The need of the hour is to spread more awareness among the people on this issue and the government to implement some strict rules for this practice.

I would like to conclude by saying that those people who indulge in honor killing bring more dishonor to the family compared with allowing their children to marry someone of their own choice.