Breaking the Sacred Institution of Marriage: A Dangerous Narrative by the Media
The recent┬аTimes of India┬аarticle titled┬атАЬTogether but apart! Why some Indian couples are choosing LAT marriagesтАЭ┬аis yet another glaring example of how certain sections of the media are deliberately trying to erode the very foundation of Indian family values and IndiaтАЩs civilizational ethos.
Surprisingly, this is not just Times of India. Within weeks,┬аIndia Today┬аran тАЬCan тАШLiving Apart TogetherтАЩ marriages be a hit in India?тАЭ,┬аIndian Express┬аpublished тАЬLove in separate spaces: Why Indian couples are embracing the тАШliving apart togetherтАЩ trendтАЭ,┬аThe Telegraph┬аran тАЬLATent problems: Can love survive without living together?тАЭ, and┬аBrides Today┬аfollowed with тАЬWhy more married couples in India are choosing to live apart, togetherтАжтАЭ
Four leading publications, back-to-back, pushing the same narrative. Coincidence? Or a well-funded toolkit in action?
This another narrative is dangerous because Marriage in India is not just a contract between two individuals, it is a┬аSamskar, a sacred commitment that binds two souls and two families. It is the cornerstone of our social and cultural fabric, ensuring stability, emotional security, and intergenerational continuity of values.
Promoting тАЬLATтАЭ (Living Apart Together) under the guise of modernity, feminism, and empowerment is nothing but an attempt to┬аfracture the harmony of Indian families. LAT may be a coping mechanism in the West, where┬аdivorce rates are soaring,┬аchildren grow up in broken homes, and┬аloneliness has become a pandemic, but why should Bharat, which thrives on strong family bonds, import such a failed template?
This is the Western template which is imported and imposed upon Indians. In Western societies where┬аdivorce rates have skyrocketed, where┬аchildren grow up in broken homes, and┬аloneliness, LAT marriages emerged as an alternative to dysfunctional relationships. Why Should India тАФ a civilization that has thrived for thousands of years on the strength of its familial bonds and family support systems,┬аhave always been the backbone of our resilience тАФ import such failing models?┬аSuch narratives are alien to our ethos. The attempt to normalize these concepts by presenting rare cases (not even 0.001% of society) as a trend is misleading and malicious.┬аWhy adopt what the West is trying to fix?
Is it Feminism or Fragmentation?┬аUnder the garb of feminism and women empowerment, media houses are slyly pushing an agenda of isolation, detachment, and individualism. True empowerment lies in┬аpartnership, equality, and shared responsibility, not in promoting physical separation as a solution to marital challenges.
The narrative that┬аdistance strengthens love┬аis not just flawed, it is a calculated attempt to┬аweaken the institution of marriage, which is central to Sanatan Dharma and Indian society.
This is not an isolated attempt. From┬аglorifying same-sex marriage, to┬аmocking traditional roles, to pushing a┬аboy to feel like a girl, to now┬аromanticizing LAT, this is larger designed agenda to┬аerode the Indian family system, the single strongest pillar of social stability in our civilization.
Media packages this as тАЬchoiceтАЭ and тАЬprogressтАЭ, but┬аprogress does not mean cultural suicide.
The essence of marriage is┬аcompanionshipтАж sharing joys and sorrows, building a life together, raising children in an environment of trust and love. Yes, challenges exist in every relationship, but┬аsolutions lie in dialogue, understanding, and mutual adjustment, not in creating artificial distance.
We must call out such narrative warfare and misleading journalism; and reaffirm our faith in Indian values that celebrate family as the nucleus of society. Modernity need not mean abandoning tradition. True progress is when we blend contemporary aspirations with timeless values тАФ not when we copy flawed Western experiments blindly.
Marriage is not a cage. It is companionship. And companionship thrives on togethernessтАж not distance.











