Brothers Pradeep and Kapil Negi from the village of Himacal’s Shillai married the same woman named Sunita Chauhan and accepted the tribal tradition of polyanders. Their videos quickly gained widespread attention from social media. Netizens found their origin from Mahabharata.
The trio said there was no pressure on them when completing their decision. Traditional folk songs and dances brought a pulsating energy that began on July 12 and continued for three days in the Trans-Giri area in the Sirmaur district.
What does the trio say?
Sunita came from the village of Kunhat and expressed that she knew about the tradition in advance and decided freely to emphasize her respect for the connection they share.
Pradeep, a native of Shillai, holds government work while his younger brother Kapil is employed abroad.
Although Kapil lives abroad, he said that through this marriage “we provide support, stability and love for our wife as a united family” and added, “We have always believed in transparency.”
“We watched tradition publicly when we were proud of it and it was a common decision,” PTI quoted Pradeep like he said.
Netizens React
One of the users said, “Believe it or not – that’s true. Origin is from Mahabharata. They follow the tradition of drafts who have 5 husbands – Pandava! All household brothers get married to the same girl!” Another said, “Just because it’s an old habit. It doesn’t mean it must be good.” The third joked: “Are🤔 Zemeen Vivaad with Bach Jaynge.” “Polyanders were common in some parts of India and still prevailed. It was basically avoiding land distribution because of poverty,” the fourth user commented.
The Hatti, a closely linked community on the border of Himachal Pradesh-Luttarakhand, was officially recognized three years ago as a planned tribe. Polyandry has been a long -term custom in this tribe for centuries. However, due to the increase in the literacy of women and economic development of communities in the region, news of polyandrous marriage has become rare.
Older villages noted that such marriages are still occurring, but are led discreetly and socially accepted, although these cases are less. Experts explain that the primary reason for this tradition was to prevent the division of the soil of ancestors. Nevertheless, the question of the share of tribal women in the property of ancestors remains a significant problem.
The Hatti community consists of nearly 300,000 people located in approximately 450 villages in the Trans Giri area in the Sirmiaur district. Polyandra continues to be practiced in some of these villages. The tradition was also common in the Jauunsar Babar tribal region, in Uttarakhand, as well as in the Kinnaur tribal district in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh.
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