We are Delhi based Hindus.
My brother is marrying his Indian Christian colleague.The girl says she won’t convert to Hinduism.We have agreed to this.However her family said marriage will occur in church only.
We agreed here too but we stated that we’ll conduct a reception on the next day which will have Hindu pheras too.To this they suddenly became quiet,but agreed.
Recently we expressed our wish to the girl's family to register the marriage through Special Marriage Act before church wedding (we have heard that church wedding could convert my brother.)
But they are ignoring this issue.
What are we to do?Can they convert my brother if registration does not occur through special marriage act before the actual church wedding??How to prevent any conversion?
Secondly I'm not getting very good vibes because:
- My brother said that girl is very quiet,compatible and assured she'll always participate in all our traditions and festivals.Yet she refused to take parshaad once during one of her visits.
- She did not even wish our family on Diwali this year.Rather my mum wished her in evening,and then she wished back through whatsapp around 6 PM.
- She was exchanging glances with her father when my mum was discussing our traditions with her mother.Rather she commented to my brother mockingly in another room in front of me,"what discussions are going on?"
- When my mum told her she'll have to sit on a chowki(low stool) during pheras,she made a facial expression (as if it's a hassle)
- When we served her a dessert,she commented(though politely),"it's very heavy"
My dad told my brother about special marriage act,and he reacted hysterically that we are troubling him.he wants peace nd therefore he'll compromise at any cost.I think he does not realise that girl's family is hiding the conversion thing,otherwise he would have known long back that could be converted.
Now we are left in the lurch.Our only issue is conversion.We have no issue with interreligion mrriage.Now what are we to do?
