In small rural villages in India, the caste system rules communities, and even striking up a relationship with a person from a different caste can have devastating repercussions. You bring shame upon your family and the only way this ‘wrong’ can be righted is by your death – a so-called ‘honour killing’.
Sinead Mooney explored this issue by talking to men and women who have been threatened by their families or leaders of their communities because they have fallen in love with a person outside their caste.
In honour of God, stop appeared in The Irish Examiner April 1, 2011.
