Knanaya-Hindu marriage

[NP1993]

Hi all,

I deeply love a knanaya man, both of us are from the same atate and he is unable to convince his parents. Is there anyone who can help me with this? He means everything to me. And I do not see a moment of my life without him. Please help me. I have not eaten nor slept since the day I heard him say his parents are cursing him and aren’t letting him marry me.
Please help me. I

Thanks

 

[mVitus]

I deeply love a knanaya man, both of us are from the same atate

Most of us here are unaware of what this means. Would you be able to explain this? Is this dealing with Hinduism?

Also, you list your religion as God. Would you be able to specify which god you follow?

 

[midori]

The Knanaya , also known as the Southists or Tekkumbhagar , are an endogamous group in the Saint Thomas Christian community of Kerala, India. They are differentiated from another part of the community, known in this context as the Northists. Today there are about 300,000 Knanaya in India and elsewhere.[1]

The origins of the division of the Saint Thomas Christians into Northist and Southist groups are unclear. Various traditions trace it back to the arrival of the Syrian merchant Thomas of Cana in the 4th or 8th century, while another legend traces their origin to Jews in the Middle East. The divisions were present by the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 16th century, and was noted through the European colonial era.

Today the majority of Knanaya are members of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and the Malankara Churches. They became increasingly prominent in Kerala in the late 19th century. Many Knanaya migrated away during the 20th and 21st centuries, largely westward, forming communities in non-Malayalam speaking areas, with a large expatriate community currently living in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Is “atate” a typo for “state”? Like, the same geographic area within (India?)?

–edit–

So, given that the thread title is Knanaya-Hindu Marriage, it seems that the OP (a Hindu woman) wishes to marry a man who’s most likely a Syrian Catholic living in the same state in India, and his family strenuously objects, and she is distraught over their disapproval.

 

[TheLittleLady]

This is a cultural issue, I would advise sitting down to speak with his priest.

 

[Legend]

I agree…this isn’t within the scope of these forums…
But, there was a person who posted here, a few years back, but, in their case, it was the woman’s family who objected to the man…supposedly, both were catholic. If we are to take it at face value-and the poster of the older thread was a bit of a drama gueen-the community tolerated a lot of things, like astrologers, and the poster’s mother even involved a nun, to pray against the marriage. It hurts to see such things tolerated!

OP, you and your fiance should see your pastor…well, his, as he’s the one with a Christian background. Or, if things aren’t too urgent, you may want to ask this question in the ‘non-catholic religions’ section