Mr. Karim is a clerk in a government office. Get a salary of around twenty five thousand tk per month. With that money, he has to pay for house rent, family expenses and children's education in the city. So he worked tirelessly for the happiness of his family and children. He has been wearing a pair of sandals (which have been repaired several times), and old shirt and pants for the last two years. His need is to educate the children and bring them to a better position. So that his sons and daughters do not have to suffer like him. He knows how difficult it is to survive in the world at present with this money.
Mr. Karim has one son and one daughter. His son Sohan is continuing to try for a job after completing MSc. And his daughter Sanchita is in the second year of honors.Her son and daughter are both talented.
For some time now, a Ghatak has been following Mr. Karim regarding Sanchita's marriage. The boy for whom Ghatak has proposed to Sanchita's father is from a highly educated and aristocratic family. The boy is a probationary officer of a private bank.
Sanchita's father wants his daughter to complete at least honors and, later on, marries with a good boy.
But Ghatak is not leaving behind at all. So one day Mr. Karim talked to his wife about this. His wife agreed and called Mr. Karim a fool. His wife added that such a relationship should not be missed. So Karim's wife advised Karim to come and see his future son-in-law.
Without introducing himself, Karim went to the bank and saw his future son-in-law. The boy is very smart to look at. Karim discussed with his wife and told Ghatak to ask the groom to come to their house.The future son-in-law and his parents came and saw Sanchita.
They liked Sanchita very much. They mean that the parents of the future son-in-law wants to take Sanchita to their house as a daughter, not as a wife.They assure Sanchita's parents that Sanchita will be very happy in their family. They will be like daughters.
Words that have more sweetness may be more adulterated. Who says, honey in the mouth, poison in the heart.
A few days later, Ghatak said that there was no demand from the boy's side. But you have to buy some furniture to keep your daughter happy and the son means a private car for eight to ten lakh tk for the convenience of your future son-in-law. We have to pay so much for our daughter's happiness, what did Mr. Karim say? Ghatak asked. Mr. Karim's head was suddenly struck by lightning. Where will you get so much money Mr. Karim? So without saying anything, he left Ghatak.
Karim discusses this demand of the boy's side with his wife. His wife replied that we had to do so much for our daughter's happiness. Moreover, the boy is from a highly educated and aristocratic family. If Sanchita marries this boy, our daughter will be happy. Mr. Karim sighed.
How much pain is hidden in a man's sigh, maybe another man like that can tell. Sometimes there is nothing to say with the mouth, a sigh reveals the language of his whole mind.
However, in the end, Mr. Karim sold some of the land in his village and, with some loans, raised about 10 lakhs tk. He told Mr. Ghatak that he would pay 8.5 lakh tk now and the remaining 1.5 lakh tk after marriage. The remaining one and a half lakh taka will be spent on marriage. Because her daughter will be getting married at the city community center, there are some costs involved as well. However, Sanchita protested after hearing about the dowry. But his parents persuaded him a lot.
However, Sanchita got married with pomp and circumstance. After the marriage, his mother-in-law kept Sanchita in his head with a lot of affection, love and caress. It seemed to Sanchita that she was the crown of her head to her mother-in-law.She got a lot of love from her mother-in-law and husband and started thinking of herself as very happy. In her mind, Sanchita's love for her mother-in-law and husband grew a lot.
Every fox may treat him well before he catches his prey, but after a few moments it becomes clear, what is the real reason for so much love?
It started on Sanchita, mental torture with dowry
A few days later, when Sanchita's father could not pay the rest of the dowry, the mental torture started on Sanchita.Sanchita realized why everyone loved her for so long. Day after day, she continued to receive emotional abuse from her mother-in-law and husband.
Sanchita knows how hard her father is and sells their land, how her father raised money. So no matter how hard Sanchita gets, she doesn't share anything about the emotional abuse on her with her family. But the mental anguish continued to grow on Sanchita. Sometimes Sanchita's husband even puts his hand on Sanchita's body for the rest of the money.Once Sanchita's husband called Sanchita's father and pressured him for the rest of the money.
Mr. Karim realized how much pressure was being put on his daughter for the rest of the dowry money. So he went crazy. Where to get so much money, he has already borrowed a lot of money.
But the rest of the dowry will pay for the happiness of the girl. Because he spoke before marriage. But where will he get so much money? So Mr. Karim sometimes silently tears tears.
Later, he paid the rest of the dowry to bring interest money in many difficulties. Then and his daughter should be happiness.
Every father is The real hero. He who does not think of his own happiness, thinks of the happiness of the child. There should be skin on the soles of his feet, or not.
So Mr. Karim gave up some land for his daughter's happiness. Maybe in order to repay the rest of the loan, they have to give up as much land as they have.
Finally, there are many educated bulls in the society who do not want to get married without dowry. Many argue that the girl's side is giving everything for the girl's happiness and not me. I would like to say something for their purpose, when a man begs a beggar, the man thinks of his own virtue. Although a beggar can be satisfied with a small amount of money. But there are monster beggars in the society who do not have a small amount. Rather, one has to make oneself destitute. Similarly, the girl's fathers give dowry for the girl's happiness.
So finally I want to say
যৌতুক প্রথা নিপাত যাক,
অসহায় বাবারা মুক্তি পাক।
Thanks everyone. Hopefully, if there is any mistake, please cooperate through comments and give nice advice. And your cooperation will inspire me, in my work.