Pangs of separation!

Hi everyone! I have been overwhelmed with feelings this week.While I am sad to leave my family behind, I was extremely angry at the thought of paying dowry for Saroj's wedding. I averted the latter but couldn't escape the former.

I was shocked to know that sweet Saroj's would be in-laws demanded a huge dowry. How dare they? Paying or receiving dowry is illegal. Everyone at home wondered about Saroj's future with such greedy people but Kaushalya Dadi said dowry was an age old tradition. She was furious with me when I rebelled against it.

At Saroj's wedding day, I couldn't stop myself and told her the truth. Saroj shocked me when she said she was fine with dowry as she wanted her parents to be happy. She didn't want them to bear the shame of her broken marriage. What she said wasn't right but in our Indian society, it made sense. It's a shame that parents feel so.

At the wedding, I asked Anshu, the groom, if he was ready to marry Saroj without the dowry. Thank God, Anshu went against his parents and married Saroj. In the end, the wedding took place happily and my gamble paid off.

Meanwhile, I was upset with Ishaan's decision to shift to Mumbai and kept trying to stall and convince him otherwise. I understand this job opportunity is important for him but how will I live without my family. I will miss everyone. I cried like a baby and kept thinking of the happy memories I had with them. The family tried to cheer me up with ideas of what I could do once in Mumbai, like meeting stars, going to Juhu beach. I knew they were all teasing me so I don't feel the pangs of separation.