Love Has No Age, So Does A Marriage! A Couple Marries Reunites After 35 Years To Marry One Another

People say ‘Love is all you'll ever need’, but is it ever really the truth? Love surely has a strong bond and a sense of belongingness, but in a country like India, family norms and traditional values hold an upper hand.

The Story

Due to familial pressure and traditions, a couple in Karnataka was forced to separate at a young age. They surely did face a lot of traumatic emotional setbacks looking at the same.

Jayamma and Chikkanna of Devaramuddanahalli village in Hassan district, Karnataka, were separated while young and in love by their parents who opposed the union.

They had grown up in the same village and fell in love. Although both families knew each other well, Jayamma’s parents were adamant about not marrying their daughter to Chikkana, who was working as a construction laborer. They proceeded to marry her off to a groom of their choice.

After marriage too, Jayamma continued to live in the same village with her husband. Unable to bear the loss, Chikkanna moved away to another village called Metagalli near Mysore and continued to work as a laborer. He chose not to remarry owing to his undying love for Jayamma.

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The Rekindling

Although they never met, Chikkanna used to get information on Jayamma’s whereabouts and events in her life from mutual friends and relatives. Jayamma was also not happy in her married life. She had birthed a son and continued to fulfill her ‘duties’ as a wife and mother.

Owing to years of resentment, her husband deserted her and moved out of the house. Jayamma later shifted to Mysore to live with her son. Upon knowing about this update in Jayamma’s life, Chikkanna decided to get in touch. The couple rekindled their long-lost love and decided to put a ring on it this time around.

“She was always in my thoughts. For whatever reasons we couldn’t unite then, we decided to start our lives together until the end. At least in our final years, we can be with each other just like how we used to dream once,” said a rather shy Chikkanna.

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The Family

Jayamma’s son is 25 years old and working with the state transport department in Mysore. He is apparently unaware of his mother’s wedding. The couple wanted to keep it on the hush-hush. “By next year our son will get married. We will reveal our relationship after that,” said Chikkanna. He has already accepted Jayamma’s son as his own.

Four relatives from Chikkanna’s side were present during the wedding rituals that took place at Sri Cheluva Narayana Swamy Temple, Melukote. The bride and groom were dressed in bright colors and decked in floral garlands. While Jayamma donned a green sari and a moggina jade (floral braid), Chikkanna wore a cream attire for their long-awaited big day.

With their story going viral over the internet, people seemed to have regained their confidence in love and have appreciated the two waiting for one another. This is where true love hides in the country of India and we all want more acceptance in today’s time, rather than going by the system of caste indeed.

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