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A thoughtprovoking and moving investigation into India as a society in transition through the lens of forbidden love as three young couples reject arranged marriages and risk everything for true love amid social and political upheaval
In India two out of every three people are under the age of thirtyfive These are men and women who grew up with the internet and the advent of smartphones and social media But when it comes to love and marriage theyre expected to adhere to thousands of years of tradition Its that conflict between obeying convention and embracing modernity that drives journalist Mansi Choksis The Newlyweds
In this heartwrenching and inspiring portrait of love under pressure Publishers Weekly Choksi shines a light on three young couples who buck against arranged marriages in the pursuit of true love illustrating the challenges shame anger triumph and loss their actions set in play
Against the backdrop of Indias beautiful villages and cities Choksi introduces our newlyweds First theres the lesbian couple forced to flee for a chance at a life together Then theres the Hindu woman and Muslim man who escaped their families under the cover of night after being harassed by a violent militia group Finally theres the intercaste couple who are doing everything to avoid the same fate as a similar couple who were burned alive
The most nuanced lyrical and moving book about love and marriage in modern India yet written Suketu Mehta author of Maximum City The Newlyweds raises universal questions such as What are we really willing to risk for love If were lucky enough to find it does it change us If so for the better Or for the worse
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