Comments - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community by Aware http://aware.instablogs.com/ Comments - Latest Popular Stories powered by Instablogs Community. http://www.instablogs.com/site-img/insta-slogo.gif Instablogs Community http://aware.instablogs.com/ en-us Instascript 2.0 http://www.instablogs.com Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:36:14 +0000 Pooja http://pooja.instablogs.com http://pooja.instablogs.com Pooja Incident like this surfaces the absurdities that are engulfing the lives of the innocent victims. Can our nation ever come out of such kinds of inanity...well, it’s really difficult to predict esp. when the so called learned people- the village priests- are endorsing it.

]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Bharat http://bharat.instablogs.com http://bharat.instablogs.com Bharat India is driven meticulously by unsocial taboos. The reasons accountable for Indian backwardness aren’t just poverty and corruption that are invariably highlighted, but it is this modest superstition which is often swept under the carpet, letting social egotism continuously spreads its wings.

]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 veena http://aware.instablogs.com http://aware.instablogs.com Veena Bharat that is the main reason why we are still developing country despite having all the resoures, and the will to move forward we are pulled back by our superstitious chains

]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Rose Ng'ang'a http://wangui.instablogs.com http://wangui.instablogs.com Rose Ng'ang'a Poor young girls now my question is will these girls ever be allowed to marry real men or that is it?]]> Hi veena

Poor young girls now my question is will these girls ever be allowed to marry real men or that is it?

]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Rajni http://rajni.instablogs.com http://rajni.instablogs.com Rajni This incident took place in village where we can say not many people are educated but these unsocial taboos continue to take place even where people claim to be educated.

]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 veena http://aware.instablogs.com http://aware.instablogs.com Veena Yes Rajni, even urban areas have witnessed such taboos which are being encouraged by vested interests

]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 veena http://aware.instablogs.com http://aware.instablogs.com Veena Illiteracy and superstitions are main cause of such inane acts, that is the right word Pooja and Rose I sincerely hope that the girls lead a proper normal life after this mock wedding

]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Lynne K http://lynda.instablogs.com http://lynda.instablogs.com Lynne K Every culture has their superstitions but at least the frogs won’t pour acid on their faces - set fire to them or beat them.

]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Me Enki http://meenki347.instablogs.com http://meenki347.instablogs.com Me Enki
In America we have a legend of a girl who marries a frog. She kisses a frog who turns into a prince. I don’t hear anyone saying that kissing a frog is disgusting. If ”savage” Indians do something it’s ”inane”. If Americans and Western Europeans do it, it’s amazing.

How many animals have these ”ignorant” and ”superstitions” villagers killed to eat? Never mind that it take 100 kilos of plant matter to produce 10 kilos of meat. I call that a far more ignorant and dangerous waste of world resources than a quaint and harmless ritual. Don’t act like embarrassed adolescents when you will be crying to remember your culture after you’ve wiped it out to be like us.]]> What’s wrong with this? If they pick some kid to be Dalai Lama everyone thinks it’s the greatest thing in the world. If some girls marry a couple of frogs but the rest of their lives are completely normal I don’t see a problem. On the other hand, I do see a problem with trying to return Tibet to non-democratic fundamentalist theocracy.



In America we have a legend of a girl who marries a frog. She kisses a frog who turns into a prince. I don’t hear anyone saying that kissing a frog is disgusting. If ”savage” Indians do something it’s ”inane”. If Americans and Western Europeans do it, it’s amazing.



How many animals have these ”ignorant” and ”superstitions” villagers killed to eat? Never mind that it take 100 kilos of plant matter to produce 10 kilos of meat. I call that a far more ignorant and dangerous waste of world resources than a quaint and harmless ritual. Don’t act like embarrassed adolescents when you will be crying to remember your culture after you’ve wiped it out to be like us.

]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 veena http://aware.instablogs.com http://aware.instablogs.com Veena Being culturally rich you mean that we should waste money in such rituals whereas it can be used to improve the basic facilities in their own village,The ritual has no place in the present perspective.Why not use the money to finance the education of the two girls. at least the whole family will benefit from this, who were the beneficiaries in the above case, perhaps the persons who organised the whole ceremony.]]> Me Enki,

Being culturally rich you mean that we should waste money in such rituals whereas it can be used to improve the basic facilities in their own village,The ritual has no place in the present perspective.Why not use the money to finance the education of the two girls. at least the whole family will benefit from this, who were the beneficiaries in the above case, perhaps the persons who organised the whole ceremony.

]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Me Enki http://meenki347.instablogs.com http://meenki347.instablogs.com Me Enki
I don’t know if it’s true but the western media portrays India as a place where young brides get burned and murdered for their dowry money.

If this is true I could see complaining about these kind of murderous practices but not marrying frogs.

Priorities - rail against every petty thing and you won’t impress anyone. Rail against important grievances like all the poor Indian farmers who are committing suicide because of debt and lack of opportunities and you’ve got my ear.]]> Waste money? This is kind of petty.



I don’t know if it’s true but the western media portrays India as a place where young brides get burned and murdered for their dowry money.



If this is true I could see complaining about these kind of murderous practices but not marrying frogs.



Priorities - rail against every petty thing and you won’t impress anyone. Rail against important grievances like all the poor Indian farmers who are committing suicide because of debt and lack of opportunities and you’ve got my ear.

]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
You said..
The marriage ceremony was solemnized at the auspicious time. As the grooms were unable to tie the sacred thread the mangalsutra around the necks of their brides, this work was done by the village priests on their behalves.


How can you term this as ’mock wedding’? And if this is ’mock wedding’ then how is one supposed to identify or preserve the sanctity of the sacred rituals??

The crime is too grave and branding it as an act arising out of illiteracy or superstition won’t help much.

You see, if we believe in the Holy rituals and mantras, we’ll have to hunt those two frogs again from that pond and..

1) either kill them
2) or persuade them to divorce their respective wives

if we want the girls to marry again and lead a proper normal life. (This answers your query, Rose)

Further, the priest and the other responsible persons should be tried in the court of law for arranging the child marriage, which is a crime.

Even more, did they confirm whether the two frogs were male specimen?? Because otherwise it would amount to same-sex marriage, which again is a crime in India.

Finally, from PETA’s point of view, this incident is totally unethical.]]> Hi Veena,



You said..

The marriage ceremony was solemnized at the auspicious time. As the grooms were unable to tie the sacred thread the mangalsutra around the necks of their brides, this work was done by the village priests on their behalves.





How can you term this as ’mock wedding’? And if this is ’mock wedding’ then how is one supposed to identify or preserve the sanctity of the sacred rituals??



The crime is too grave and branding it as an act arising out of illiteracy or superstition won’t help much.



You see, if we believe in the Holy rituals and mantras, we’ll have to hunt those two frogs again from that pond and..



1) either kill them

2) or persuade them to divorce their respective wives



if we want the girls to marry again and lead a proper normal life. (This answers your query, Rose)



Further, the priest and the other responsible persons should be tried in the court of law for arranging the child marriage, which is a crime.



Even more, did they confirm whether the two frogs were male specimen?? Because otherwise it would amount to same-sex marriage, which again is a crime in India.



Finally, from PETA’s point of view, this incident is totally unethical.

]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 veena http://aware.instablogs.com http://aware.instablogs.com Veena Aneez, You are right on all accounts except for the one on mock wedding. this is a mockery of the sacrosanct wedding ceremony.The report is conviniently silent over the fate of the two frog-brides.

]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Anyway, the problem still needs to be solved. Lets discuss a way out of this.]]> Oops! I took your word in a wrong sense it seems :-)



Anyway, the problem still needs to be solved. Lets discuss a way out of this.

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