A much-in-love middle-aged man and a widow in Jharkhand married against the wishes of their adult children, some of whom have shaved their heads in protest.
Jawahar Chaudhary, 45, the father of seven, and Priyanka Devi, 50, the mother of eight, were married last week in Giridih district of Jharkhand.
Jawahar, a resident of Dhaharwa village of Giridih, 190 km from state capital Ranchi, married his beloved against the wishes of his children and wife.
Even Priyanka faced resistance from her children.
“We do not care what people think about us. We love each other and got married to live together. Love has no age bar and no one should oppose our marriage,” said Jawahar.
The newly-married couple are facing the ire of the villagers, who have decided to boycott them, according to local media reports. Priyanka’s elder son, who is married, is so unhappy with his mother’s marriage that he has shaved his head. “For me, my mother is dead. I and other male members, including my brothers, got our head shaved. Now we will have no link with our mother,” he said.
Jawahar’s children are equally embarrassed. “The act of my father is shameful. We are feeling humiliated as he got married despite my mother being alive. The woman (Priyanka) married my father for his property,” one of his sons said.