So forget the catastrophic case of a small town girl Jenita and her marriage to an NRI man would be very difficult. The reason for the turnover of events is probably for the families involved and legal authorities to analyze. But what we can do now is to take lessons from the case and double check any marriage proposal brought in before taking the decision of getting daughters married.

There are news reports, time and again in the media on the failure of marriages with NRI bridegroom. This has led to the necessity of throwing light on the various aspects of caution relating to such marriages. There are various things which have to be verified apart from the bridegroom's family background and economic status. Marital status and citizenship status are few of those important aspects which fall out of consideration.



Marriage portals and other publications which facilitate the exchange of horoscopes between the families have now even started helping out the families in the verification process. Parents always want to see their daughters' happily settled in a marriage. In a race to find a prospective bridegroom who suits the economic and social status of the family, many parents indulge in portraying the marriage of their daughters as a societal symbol.

The government of India has also set up separate cells with Indian embassies to render necessary help in cases of problematic NRI marriages, said the 12th report of the Committee on Empowerment of Women (2006-2007). The importance of all marriages irrespective of religion should compulsorily be registered. In marriages with NRIs, such registration would aid a woman battle her case more efficiently and the concerned Indian embassy would be in a superior position to track the erring NRI husband.

Not all marriages with NRI bride grooms are a failure and not all marriages of known families work out well. Whatever is slated as a reason for choosing a Non resident Indian as your daughter's life partner, what one must first do is to make sure that the girl who goes to this unknown land is financially independent and also bold to face any situation.

SOWJANYA.S