Notion of honour still runs deep
A few weeks ago, a couple in Haryana was killed for daring to fall in love against the wishes of their Panchayat. Their bodies displayed like trophies before the entire village. Another young woman in Gujarat was shot dead by her father for marrying against his wishes. These are not stories from another era nor another country, but accounts of doomed love in modern India, the underlying theme behind these killings - Honour.
