While marrying a second wife might land a man in jail in other parts of India, women of this village in Rajasthan encourage their husbands to go for second marriage for a strange reason that will leave you amused.
Yes, you heard right. This might sound untrue and strange, but it is true. Women of Derasar, a small village situated in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, allow their husband for second marriage.
With a population of about 600 people, almost every man living in this village has two wives
People in this village believe that men need to marry twice to have children. Villagers allege that there have been many instances when men could not have babies with their first wife, but were able to have babies with their second wife.
One such man had three children with his second wife after failing to get a child with his first wife. Such incidents have made villagers to believe that men will only have children with their second wife.
Another strange reason to marry twice is that women have to walk over five kilometres to bring water for their house. A woman cannot travel so much after getting pregnant, so the man marries another girl who can engage in household chores for the family, along with going for long walks to bring water. The ritual of marrying two women has been going on in the village for ages.
PNN