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The Sunday Story: Love Commandos

2023/8/13
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Ayesha: 探讨爱情的本质以及婚礼中家庭和社区的融合。 Lauren Frayer: 详细介绍了"爱情突击队"的运作方式、面临的争议以及对印度社会的影响。报道了该组织帮助恋人逃离包办婚姻暴力威胁,并提供庇护、帮助办理结婚手续等服务。同时,也揭露了该组织负责人Sanjoy Sachdev被捕,面临敲诈勒索和非法监禁等指控,以及庇护所内部存在的问题和恋人们对此反应不一的情况。文章还探讨了印度的种姓制度和社会传统对爱情婚姻的影响,以及Sanjoy Sachdev的动机和行为背后的复杂性。 叙利亚和阿康:讲述了一对来自不同种姓的年轻恋人,为了爱情私奔,并最终在"爱情突击队"的帮助下结婚的故事。他们的故事展现了印度年轻人面临的社会压力和挑战,以及他们对爱情和家庭的渴望。 Sanjoy Sachdev: 在电视节目中公开支持年轻人追求爱情,反对包办婚姻,并为此付出代价。 Ayesha: 以朋友的婚礼开篇,引出对爱情和婚姻的思考,并引出Lauren Frayer的报道。 Lauren Frayer: 深入探讨了印度的婚姻习俗,指出超过90%的婚姻是包办婚姻,并介绍了"爱情突击队"这一组织的起源和发展。她详细描述了探访"爱情突击队"秘密庇护所的经历,以及与庇护所恋人的交流,揭示了该组织的运作方式和面临的挑战。她还讲述了Sanjoy Sachdev被捕事件,以及事件背后的复杂原因和社会背景。 叙利亚和阿康:分享了他们相爱、私奔、被追捕、最终结婚的经历。他们的故事展现了印度社会中爱情与传统之间的冲突,以及年轻人为追求爱情所付出的巨大代价。 Sanjoy Sachdev: 其行为和动机在报道中被反复探讨,其被捕事件也引发了人们对"爱情突击队"这一组织的性质和作用的质疑。

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In India, love marriages are uncommon, with over 90% being arranged. This contrasts with Western traditions and leads to misconceptions about India's cultural values.
  • Over 90% of marriages in India are arranged.
  • Arranged marriages range from parental involvement in dating to meeting the spouse only on the wedding day.
  • India's economic development doesn't equate to adopting Western traditions.

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In India, intercaste marriage is very rare and marrying for love is not widely accepted. Among those who defy tradition, a small number face threats of violence from their own families. Enter the Love Commandos, a group tasked with protecting these couples under threat. But how do they do it? And why are they controversial? Today on The Sunday Story, Ayesha sits down with Lauren Frayer, the reporter on Rough Translation's new series "Love Commandos". She spent five years tracking this mysterious group as NPR's former India correspondent, and reveals what she discovered when she started talking to the couples sheltered by the Commandos.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)