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Rural Delhi signalling a socio-economic change

NEW DELHI: A tragic early morning accident that led to the death of three members of a family who were returning to Hiran Kudna village in West Delhi after attending a marriage two months ago has proved to be a catalyst for a socio-economic change in rural Delhi as village after village is taking to day marriages to cut down on costs, drinking, accidents and crimes.

The architect of this change that has now spread to nearly 80 villages and covers almost all the 36 “biradris” or castes living in rural Delhi is All-India Congress Committee member Naresh Kumar who had last year also campaigned for providing higher education in rural areas.

The shift to day marriages, he insisted, is nothing new for the rural population as prior to large-scale urbanisation such marriages were quite common. With rapid growth of urban areas and spread of their customs, night marriages had become quite common. But in the rural backdrop, they also caused a lot of problems. “Late night marriages are a major cause of increase in the habit of drinking among the rural youth as most are initiated into liquor at such parties. Also, the lighting and decorations associated with such marriages resulted in a lot of financial stress on the bride’s family. And since these marriages would run late into the night, they often led to crime and accidents,” said Dr. Kumar.

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