Shazia talks about her relationship with Vivek, the battle they fought against inter-faith differences, how their child’s birth is hope-giving and why love, anywhere, has got nothing to do with religion. 

“After they eloped and went to a farmhouse in Vadodara , the accused told her to convert and get married, to which the girl objected. She then intimated her parents, who later informed us,” the inspector added.

After the woman’s family and relatives found out about the interfaith union, they allegedly abducted her from her husband’s house while he was at work and tortured her, punishing her for the same.

If Karva Chauth is gendered, rather than eliminating it, it can be changed by involving supportive participation of both the genders. If Karva Chauth is a symbol of love, it is for both men and women.