Kunal Roy
Discrimination is not something strange to us. There is hardly any place left on the earth which is not being plagued by discrimination! But we seldom know that this discrimination can even snatch the life of someone! A small village. A brilliant student who topped the list in his class ten examination. But love is always blind. Gourab fell in love with his classmate Prachi. Prachi belonged to the higher stratum of the society unlike Gourab. Gourab revealed his truth to his mother. He had a high ambition to fly in the sky! A hard working guy who always desired to help his needy family in every possible way!
The news of his affair reached Prachi’s family and her brother and father decided to teach Gourab a lesson that he would never forget! Gourab was kidnapped from his school. He was immensely tortured for loving Prachi! This simply proved that love is not everybody’s cup of tea. It is not in the destiny of everyone to wade through the murky water, sharing the same umbrella! Drench or dance in the rain. Sharing the same blanket to keep away the cold and enjoy the warmth of love. Any how Gourab was finally killed by pouring hot oil on his genitals in front of the obnoxious and oppressive father of Prachi! His lifeless body was hanged from a tree. A severe lesson taught to all the villagers.
Manipulation began as the police refused to help Gourab’s family. However, a lawyer approached and tried to settle the whole matter! Police tried their best to change the colour of the original situation. They moved to establish it as a ‘suicide’ case! But things began to improve as the flames of protest became more violent! Finally the criminals were arrested after the police felt the intense pressure from the innocent village folks! Unfortunately the prime criminals were released on bail. The intensity of punishment of the rest was also reduced. And justice wept bitterly in the darkest hours of the night!
I am not here to question who was responsible for this deadly game! But love was crushed under the wheels of pride, arrogance and caste. Gourab suffered a deplorable fate. Prachi was helpless as she could not move against her father. She was threatened by his father, if not followed the words as scripted by their money maker lawyer! Love began to hate itself. Perhaps it began to lament its existence on this earth! It was sorry for being so beautiful, soft and supple on this earth. Destiny has always a different plan for each one of us! Some are deprived, some are not. Some rejoice , some shed the tears. Some witness the bright sunshine of the open sky, some stifle their sobs in some unguarded moments! Acceptance is the one and absolute solution in certain affairs of our life. After all if life is there, the world is there! A realisation from the core of my heart!!
– Kunal Roy