Ask anyone if love at first sight is true, and most would tell you ‘yes, only in movies,’ but what if we tell you that love at first sight happens too and not in movies but in reality? The story of Dipak Kumar Hazra and Gitashree Hazra is just one among many who, after being married for more than 27 years now, don't regard themselves as just an everyday couple but as soulmates.
“To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer; not to love is to suffer.” — Woody Allen
The Statesman today stages the love story of Ambu and Sanghamitra Goswami, the couple who defied societal prejudices and class norms with the utmost faith, zeal and determination to be together.
Whether it’s worrying about the upbringing of their child or whether you have done well in your appraisal, whether there will be an increment or how much you saved for your health and retirement plan, we almost always forget to take a moment and decipher the health of one’s marriage and relationship.
While the world of rom-coms would tell you that falling in love takes one glance and sustaining a relationship with love for each other and gestures is enough, in reality, sustaining a relationship and a marriage is a different ball game altogether.
For any marriage that has lasted for years, ask any couple, and they would say that working, building and sustaining that friendship factor is the key, and that is exactly what the Mukherjis believe in, too.
In a recent conversation with The Sens, the Statesman gathered insights into the potential of the unknown.
