Guwahati / New Delhi: For a society that treasures family bonds and social values, the saga of Indrani Mukerjea, nee Pari Bora, has triggered shock and horror, particularly among Assamese women.
"It is utterly horrible," said actress and social activist Akashitora over phone from Guwahati, referring to the alleged murder of Sheena Bora by her mother Indrani Mukerjea, wife of former Star TV CEO Peter Mukerjea.
"In my whole life, I have been associated with women's issues, but I have never never seen anything like this," she said. "Having an ambition is one thing, but the way to meet one's aims is something else," Akashitora said.
In Assam, she said, parents give everything so that their children are all brought up well. "I think she was very insecure. However, what has happened to her life is one thing. What she has done to her daughter is utterly shocking," Akashitora said.
"Shocking," was how Sanjukta Sarma, a general manager in an HR firm in Bangalore, reacted, when asked about the whole drama.
"Endless ambition to reach the top is the root cause of this whole case," Rashmi Narzary, author and freelance journalist, said.
"It is absolutely pathetic."
"Even animals care about their babies. Indrani cannot be categorised as a human," she said. "It is a shame to the whole concept of motherhood," Rita Kalita, a homemaker in Guwahati, said.
Stating that the news has spread like wildfire in Assam, Srutimala Saikia, professor of English at Guwahati's Handique College, said: "I have never heard of honour killing - if it is at all - in Assam."
Saikia said that Indrani was two years her junior when she was in St. Mary's School in Guwahati.
"You know, when we were in class 10, we were very close with our juniors. But Indrani was never really quite known to us," she stated.
"A woman using marriage in such a manner to rise in society is very rare in Assam."
Saikia is of the view that Assam is in focus for all the wrong reasons. However, she is apprehensive that if the case spans out for a long time, it might fizzle out given that public memory is short.
"Such celebrities have long arms and are in touch with influential people. Police have to get to the bottom of this at the soonest," she said.
"It is utterly horrible," said actress and social activist Akashitora over phone from Guwahati, referring to the alleged murder of Sheena Bora by her mother Indrani Mukerjea, wife of former Star TV CEO Peter Mukerjea.
"In my whole life, I have been associated with women's issues, but I have never never seen anything like this," she said. "Having an ambition is one thing, but the way to meet one's aims is something else," Akashitora said.
In Assam, she said, parents give everything so that their children are all brought up well. "I think she was very insecure. However, what has happened to her life is one thing. What she has done to her daughter is utterly shocking," Akashitora said.
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"Shocking," was how Sanjukta Sarma, a general manager in an HR firm in Bangalore, reacted, when asked about the whole drama.
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"Endless ambition to reach the top is the root cause of this whole case," Rashmi Narzary, author and freelance journalist, said.
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"It is absolutely pathetic."
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"Even animals care about their babies. Indrani cannot be categorised as a human," she said. "It is a shame to the whole concept of motherhood," Rita Kalita, a homemaker in Guwahati, said.
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Stating that the news has spread like wildfire in Assam, Srutimala Saikia, professor of English at Guwahati's Handique College, said: "I have never heard of honour killing - if it is at all - in Assam."
Saikia said that Indrani was two years her junior when she was in St. Mary's School in Guwahati.
"You know, when we were in class 10, we were very close with our juniors. But Indrani was never really quite known to us," she stated.
"A woman using marriage in such a manner to rise in society is very rare in Assam."
Saikia is of the view that Assam is in focus for all the wrong reasons. However, she is apprehensive that if the case spans out for a long time, it might fizzle out given that public memory is short.
"Such celebrities have long arms and are in touch with influential people. Police have to get to the bottom of this at the soonest," she said.
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