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Young Man Marries Own Grandmother
Reuters ^
| Fri, Mar 19, 2004
| Kamil Zaheer
Posted on 3/19/2004, 5:56:07 PM by presidio9
A 25-year-old Indian man has married his 80-year-old grandmother because he wanted to take care of her.
"I felt she needed extra care as she is old. I can look after her better as a husband than as a grandson," Narayan Biswas told Reuters.
"As a husband, I am with her all the time, to care for her," said the high school graduate, who farms rice fields and also works as a tutor.
The grandmother, her back bent with age, says she is "happy" with her young husband whom she married in a traditional Hindu ceremony near Panchpara, a village 100 miles west of Calcutta. Her first husband died more than 30 years ago.
"I helped bring him up with my own hands and now he looks after me. He is a good husband and ensures I get my meals on time," said Premodas Biswas, a red vermilion streak on her forehead, the mark of a married Hindu woman.
Local officials say marrying a blood relation is illegal under the Hindu Marriage Act, but they have no plans to take action against the couple.
"There has been no complaint against them and they are living as husband and wife after a temple ceremony. Their own family has accepted them so we have no plans to act as of now," Dilip Das, a local government official, told Reuters.
Last June, a nine-year-old Indian girl was married to a dog near Calcutta after a priest told her parents the wedding would ward off evil.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: india; kentucky; marriage; toomuchinsourcing
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To: presidio9
"I'm My Own Grandpa"
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posted on
3/19/2004, 5:57:30 PM
by
Constitution Day
("Carolina Blue" is just the past tense for "Carolina Blows".)
To: presidio9
what a crazy world!!!!!!!!!
To: presidio9
Yuck!
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posted on
3/19/2004, 5:57:52 PM
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: Constitution Day
lol
To: presidio9
A Freeper did a parody of this situation several days ago when discussing the implications of homosexual marriage. It generated a lot of discussion.
To: presidio9
Speechless. I'm speechless.
**shaking head with both hands up**
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posted on
3/19/2004, 5:58:38 PM
by
StarCMC
(God bless the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God bless them all!)
To: presidio9
I'm not sure I get the logic. It's completely reasonable for this young man to assume responsibility and graciousness to his grandmother, sans marriage.
To: presidio9
What part of West Virgina do they live in again?
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posted on
3/19/2004, 5:59:23 PM
by
TXBSAFH
(KILL-9 needs no justification.)
To: presidio9
Actually, if 'same sex marriage' is now acceptable, primarily for the financial benefits, shouldn't 'same blood marriage' be acceptable as well?
Just wondering.
To: presidio9
Last June, a nine-year-old Indian girl was married to a dog near Calcutta after a priest told her parents the wedding would ward off evil. Coming to America.... soon!
To: Chi-townChief
"Last June, a nine-year-old Indian girl was married to a dog near Calcutta after a priest told her parents the wedding would ward off evil."
This part is sounds like classic fake priest money taking that goes on in rural areas.
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posted on
3/19/2004, 6:04:17 PM
by
Pikamax
To: presidio9
Eeeeuuuuwwww.....
Think he could possible be after some money or something? As her husband, I wonder how much life insurance he'll get when she dies...
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posted on
3/19/2004, 6:08:46 PM
by
bearkat
(John F. Kerry = oxyMORON)
To: CharacterCounts
Last June, a nine-year-old Indian girl was married to a dog near Calcutta after a priest told her parents the wedding would ward off evil.
Coming to America.... soon! Except in America the girl is a college professor and the dog is a German Shepard, and the bridal registery will consist of only peanut butter.
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posted on
3/19/2004, 6:11:27 PM
by
NeoCaveman
(Hey John F'in. Kerry, why the long face?)
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To: Constitution Day
He was just marrying the grandmother that Americans won't.
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posted on
3/19/2004, 6:12:07 PM
by
martin_fierro
(A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
To: martin_fierro
I wonder how Idians define "living as husband and wife."
On second thought, no I don't!
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posted on
3/19/2004, 6:15:49 PM
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does)
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
3/19/2004, 6:16:43 PM
by
Constitution Day
("Carolina Blue" is just the past tense for "Carolina Blows".)
To: Constitution Day; presidio9; Charles Henrickson; Tijeras_Slim
A 25-year-old Indian man has married his 80-year-old grandmother because he wanted to take care of her. Talk about insourcing. Yeeesh.
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posted on
3/19/2004, 6:19:47 PM
by
martin_fierro
(A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
To: presidio9
Okay, we are sick of hearingg about Gavin Newsom already...
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