Nai (Web Desk) The long march of unmarried young people who want to get married in India has sparked a new debate in the country, the long march has been declared as the result of growing socio-economic imbalance in the country.
According to Geo News, last month, 30 young men from Mandaya district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka started a 120 km long foot march to the Mahadeshwar temple in the hope of marriage, after which the number of young men who joined the march increased to 60. was
Shiv Prasad, the organizer of the long march on foot, said that when we announced the march, more than 200 youths had registered, later due to the negative coverage of the local media, many youths withdrew from their decision to join the march. .
He said that Mandaya region of Karnataka is a fertile region and sugarcane crop is cultivated here but due to shrinking income in farming profession in recent years, girl farmer relationship is a better option and income from farming is stable. And don’t believe it.
Maleisha, a 33-year-old youth who participated in the march, said that when I was old enough to love, I was busy making money by working, now that I have earned money, I am not getting a bride for marriage. It has come out. Social workers say that the problems faced by the youth are the result of the growing socio-economic imbalance in the country, the income of the people involved in the farming sector is decreasing day by day and people with low income are looking for a better permanent place for their daughters. People are not considering a better option.
On the other hand, some people believe that the difference in the ratio of girls to boys in Mandaya district of Karnataka is also a reason because the ratio of girls is lower than boys in the area. According to the 2011 census data, the number of girls per 1000 boys in the area is 960 compared to 971 per 1000 in 2001.
