Posted by: Rythm August 19, 2005
Marring with $$$ OR MAN
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A very interesting article indeed. But I cannot help but comment on the fact that the article can be looked at with two different perspectives. If this article was written to create awareness among the blind people who think that the only way of having a good future is by marrying off their daughters to men in the foriegn land; then I give my thumbs up to the Astitva team. I know for a fact that a lot of men go to Nepal and get married to the girls there due to the force by their parents. Obviously a wrong reason! The feelings dont exist, and things might get pretty bad. And we also have to see that the style of living in the US might come as a shock to the people in Nepal, that can be overcome though. But, I think I have to raise a finger to the fact that the way they have presented the article does not do justice to all the men who are in the foriegn land. The article sort of presents the view that all men in the foriegn land are characterless, two timing cheaters. The message is not clear, I mean instead of saying that marrying off your daughter in the foriegn land has negative effects I think the article should have adviced people to do a thorough background check on the guy before tying the band. Things such as multiple marriages and bad habits can be tracked down in an instant. We DO live on a nosey society that keeps track of all the moves we make. And also, the girl should have a 100% say in the decision. hmm... Grading huh? I would prolly give t hem a C-. I agree that the Astitva team should seriously think of hiring an editor. I mean it is just not any of us giving our views on certain issues. It is a formal NGO organization trying to create awareness, and they should at least look at the grammatican mistakes that they make. Also at many instances, the point they are trying to prove is not so clear. An important thing about writing an article is to have some writing skills. If we did not need any of those every X-Y and Z would be an author, journalist and so on. Not trying to be rude. Only presenting my views :).
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