Suparna Saha
Bio
I am a medical doctor who trained under Dr. Drew Pinsky at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. I am now a first time author and I just wrote a book about the Law of Attraction and my spiritual Awakening.
Stories (2/0)
A Perspective on Divorce in Indian-American Culture
In Indian culture and also Indian-American culture, it remains taboo to get divorced. There is a stigma of shame surrounding Indian divorcees and whispers in the community in the context of there being something “wrong” with individuals who do choose to divorce. Not only does this cultural barrier promote domestic violence to exist in many Indian homes, but it forces people to often put up a front of “toxic positivity” - pretending to others and often themselves that everything is ok when in reality the basic needs and desires of the individuals in the marriage are not being met. Growing up in Indian culture we are conditioned as children to have the mindset that marriage lasts forever, even beyond this lifetime and extending into 7 lifetimes as symbolized by the 7 circles a husband and wife walk around a fire in traditional Hindu wedding ceremonies.
By Suparna Saha3 years ago in Families
