Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1934 — 1935

Letter ID: 576

Sri Aurobindo — Roy, Dilip Kumar

March 1935

I have put all the circumstances before Duraiswami and here is his answer. It reveals a stupefying state of things as regards the Hindus. It appears what I said about the British law applies to Brahmos and registered marriages, but not to marriages under the Hindu law. Duraiswami says he has known cases in which judges have ordered the wife back to the husband’s house even when the latter’s concubine was living there!! Fortunately, the latter part of his opinion carries more comfort.

It is evident she cannot move legally as the law is against her, but in the situation Shankar also is hampered in doing anything effective. It is a stalemate except for the money which he retains in his possession. We can only await further correspondence and determine accordingly what Maya should do. For the rest I shall see if the unseen forces can do anything effective, they have brought her here, but as per human law, it is not sufficient and something more has to be done.

P.S. Please return Duraiswami’s opinion for filing after you have read it.