The price of loving and marrying outside one's religion

For young Indians wanting to marry outside of their religion, expressing their right to love and live as they choose is becoming increasingly hazardous

Shruthi Meledath tiptoes through life, leaving as little evidence of her existence as possible: no Facebook, Twitter or Instagram profile, not even LinkedIn. The only place she is visible is in the display picture of her husband’s WhatsApp account — a flash of kohl-rimmed brown eyes framed by perfectly arched eyebrows.

Meledath, a Hindu from Kerala’s Kannur, is married to Anees Hameed, a Muslim from the same place. So, what happens in India today when a Hindu woman falls in love with a Muslim man? Meledath, a 24-year-old physics post-graduate, is on the run from prying eyes. Her romance with Hameed