Archive · 22 Jun 2025
Family Performs Funeral Ritual for Daughter After Inter-Faith Marriage
In West Bengal, a family did a 'shradh' ceremony, a ritual usually done after someone dies, for their daughter because she married someone from a different religion.
They felt she had disgraced the family and was no longer part of it.
The family followed all the traditional steps of the ritual, and they even burned her belongings.
The daughter is now with her husband’s family, and getting help from counselors.
A family in West Bengal performed a ‘shradh’ ceremony for their daughter.
The daughter had eloped and married a man of a different religion.
The family said she brought them dishonor and is 'dead' to them.
The family followed all ‘shradh’ rituals, including head tonsuring.
The woman is reportedly with her in-laws and being counseled by psychologists.
- Who
- The family of the woman.
- What
- A family conducted a 'shradh' ceremony for their daughter.
- When
- Sunday, June 22.
- Where
- Nadia district, West Bengal.
- Why
- Because the daughter eloped and married a man of a different religion, which the family saw as bringing dishonor.
Traditional Family Values
Individual Choice
Family Honor vs. Individual Choice
Traditional Family Values
The daughter's actions brought shame to the family, as she disobeyed their wishes.
Individual Choice
The daughter exercised her right to choose her partner, disregarding the family's wishes.
- Location
- Nadia district, West Bengal
- Incident
- Shradh Ceremony
- Family Action
- Performed rituals, including tonsuring
- Daughter's Status
- Considered 'dead' to the family
- Marriage
- Inter-faith marriage
