Awesome: In this town marry man in this town, his husband is also getting married, his wife also gives permission

India is a country of diversity, where the culture, traditions and way of life of each state differ from one another. But in the midst of this diversity, some such practices and traditions are also hidden, which makes modern society think. One of these is: due to water shortage, the practice of polygamy, which is still common in many towns of the country. The more it sounds so strange to hear, the sadness and thinking is in reality. This tradition has lasted decades in the Derasar town in the Barmer district of Rajasthan and drought that influenced the areas of Maharashtra, where a man married his first wife’s consent -and that the water problem could be dealt with. Derasar Village: Where the woman is pregnant, the man gets married second, there is a serious water scarcity in the Derasar village of Barmer, Rajasthan desert area. The temperature here reaches 45 ° C in summer, and getting clean drinking water becomes a conflict. The women of the village will fetch water from morning to evening. This work has been taught to girls since childhood, so they can handle this responsibility when they grow up. But the most surprising thing is that if a woman is pregnant, it becomes impossible for her to carry water. In such a situation, her husband marries another after the will of the first woman, so that the new woman can work to bring water and take care of the first woman. This tradition is so deeply engulfed in the thinking of the town that girls from the first day of marriage are expected that their husbands can marry another in the future – and also with their consent. Maharashtra’s ‘Water Wives’: Other women for water, such as Rajasthan, have severely affected people’s lives in areas such as Marathwada and Vidarbha in Maharashtra. According to the data, about 19,000 towns in Maharashtra are affected drought, where people from 10 to 15 km have to go for water. In these areas, men held the second, third women to fulfill the responsibility of bringing water, which is called ‘water wives’ or ‘water twenty’ in the village. How strange to listen to this word, the more painful it is – because the identity of these women is limited to the ‘water’ only. Social acceptance and apathy of the government do not legally occur legally, but by social consent in these towns. The shocking thing is that the administration and law in these cases also often seem quiet. For when the second marriage is after the will of the woman and the reason for social and family needs, the authorities are also unable to say anything. But is it really permission? Or the steps taken under duress as a result of the tradition of ages and a lack of resources? This question is very large. The situation and human rights of women have the greatest impact of these practices on the dignity of women and their human rights. A woman should be considered just because she is pregnant and cannot bring water – this thinking is like seeing women only as a resource. While marriage is a social and emotional relationship, it seems that in these areas it is the appointment of an assistant who has brought water. In such a situation, it is important that the government and society together achieve the root of these problems and ensure the availability of basic facilities such as water, so that such forced practices can be eliminated. What should be in the direction of the solution? The government must: Rainwater crop, tankers and water resources must be built quickly in towns. Alternative employment and empowerment must be provided to women. The practices of polygamy must be legally strict, even if agreed. Public awareness campaigns must be conducted at the local level, which will change social thinking. Conclusion in many towns of states such as Rajasthan and Maharashtra is polygamy not only a social tradition, but a story of failure of fundamental needs such as water. These stories make us think how limited the reach of development and modernity in some parts in our country is still. If the government and society do not take concrete steps in this direction in time, such practices will not only weaken the rights of women, but also harm our social structure.