Express Photo by Gajendra YadavTWENTY-TWO ‘safe homes’, 49 couples in all, and each with a fortnight to figure out their future. Hounded by caste, khap panchayats and entrenched values of family honour, many love stories in Haryana have this ending. But repeated assurances by the court inspire little confidence in couples such as the five at the Rohtak shelter. They then appeared in a Rohtak court, and sought shelter at the Rohtak home. We stayed at the Rohtak Safe Home for a week, by which time my parents accepted our marriage.

Source: Indian Express January 20, 2018 20:56 UTC