Six-Point-One - (Part 4)
“Pooja, what is this behaviour?” shouted Mr. Jain, his eyes seething with anger. “A mu-sal-maan ?” lashed out Mrs. Jain emphasizing on each syllable carefully. Their daughter had just revealed her intentions of marrying a Muslim man whom she met on an online dating app. “All these Jain boys we keep showing her, but she had to fall for a kasaai jaat !” cried Mrs. Jain, wiping away tears from the corner of her sari. “Haven’t you watched Leila ? Remember what they did to Huma Qureshi’s husband in that show?” fumed Mr. Jain, warning his daughter. “She keeps streaming on Netflix and Prime where in the makers are dumping all kinds of crap. This Social Media matrix has spoiled her!” complained Mrs. Jain. “Oh! Who was binge-watching Stories by Rabindranath Tagore the other night?” Pooja fired at her parents with equal rage evident in her eyes. “Hindu-Muslim marriage in these times?” questioned Mr. Jain. “Dad, it’s 2020!” “That’s ex