India: Exams & marriages carry on together in indigenous society

Kanpur: "Just what I said," expressed the boy adding that the preparation for the final offline examination was not perfect.

He glanced out where his friend's uncle was glistening on the river water waves and seagulls slowly encircled the beachside.

Almost a fat fish leaped out of the muddy river water before he could say another words. But the boy's reaction made us to think over the new trends seeping into our traditional society.

He visited his friend's house to invite on his uncle's wedding. Oddly enough the marriage date and day were coinciding with the first paper of the annual examination. The date was fixed prior to the exam date declaration. So this oddity appeared.

However the boy's family has no other choice than to solemnise the rite according to the set date.

Coming to know of this matter, a few thought the time was not the same as it used to be previously. Education is relegated to a secondary level before the social norms.