Bhagyanagar.
Mohana Chandran from Kerala did a ghar wapasi and it made him a relieved person as he rectified the mistake that he committed almost 17 years ago. His life as a Hindu, his compulsion to convert to Christianity, and his subsequent return to Hindutva is an interesting journey of declaring his inner identity while remaining true to his strong cultural roots.
In 2006, driven by circumstances beyond his control, Mohana Chandran, a resident of Thiruvanthapuram, embraced baptism and married his Christian partner. His marriage brought happiness, and he is blessed with six kids.
In all these years, they travelled together, they were in Dubai for 11 years, and for the last 12 years, they have been staying in Bengaluru. Everything was normal, he was free to attend and practice Hindu festivals and keep his identity as Hindu officially all this time. However, a sense of disquiet lingered beneath the surface, a silent reminder of the identity he had forsaken for marriage.
He shared this inner conflict with his wife and decided to correct the mistake by reconnecting with his Hindutva roots as per the rituals and obtaining the necessary documents to avoid any legal and social issues that emerge in the future.
For this purpose, Mohana Chandran, a head of a research organisation based in Europe, reached Arya Samaj at Saidabad in Hyderabad on Saturday, and under the guidance of a local pandit he and his family re-embraced Hindutva with all rituals.
Speaking to us, Mohana Chandran said, Today’s event made me a relieved man from an unknown burden. Though I am Hindu by consciousness, an act of baptism was pricking me from time to time internally at the sub-consciousness level, and I was eager to correct it.
I am thankful for my family and friends who supported me on this journey. The support I received from my wife and family members is immense. I wish my maternal family members would continue to extend their support to me and my family.
Kunti Surender
