A couple Unnikrishna Pillai andh Bindu committed suicide recently at Pavumba in Kollam, after their daughter ran away with a youth from another caste. The next day after the mishap, a husband set on fire his wife at Cherthala. Their marriage was love marriage. Such mishaps exemplify Kerala's social crisis. Love marriages can't be wished away in present times, but lovers should be fully aware of the tough life ahead, without help from families. Or ehlse, they will share the fate of Cherthala couple.
Unnikrishna Pillai's mishap should spark an introspection among Nairs though it's not just Nairs who are facing the crisis. All communities in Kerala are opposing love marriages, every group resists it. NSS should allow partners of Nair boys and girls from other communities to join NSS. Practicing exclusivity is not advisable. Namboothiris who practiced exclusivity have now become demographically insignificant in Kerala. Nairs should not follow it.
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