A Lie In The Name Of Love Poem by Asit Kumar Sanyal

A beautiful Hindu Girl
from a conservative Brahmin family
loved a Muslim boy
and within a year
eloped with him willingly
when her parents found out her
it was late
she was already converted to islam
and her marriage ceremony was complete
yet they told their daughter
come home with us
we will take necessary steps
to take you back in Hinduism
but she simply denied.

She shifted to the monotheistic faith
from the polytheistic one
accepted burkha
started reading Quran, Hadis etc.
she was fine
days were passing like hours.

Shortly she became pregnant
her joy became more than double
A few months later...
from a family quarrel among women
she came to know
their love was a lie
she is the victim of love jihad
it was a lie in the name of love
her husband got five lacs rupees
from an Islamic organisation
for marrying the hindu girl
it broke her from inside
the ground under her feet... shifted
she became upset
wanted to go back to her parents
but it was too late
her parents turned down the proposal
she tried to contact other relatives
they too said 'no'
she didn't get support from anyone
couldn't tolerate her husband too
she decided to end her life before delivery
one day she wrote a note
sent it to local police station
by registry post
and drank a bottle of insecticide
news came to her parents
but they did not go to see her face
she died in the hospital
People from Hindu community said...
she did the atonement
for her mistake
but no one spoke a single word
against love jihad.