Dear Geethaji,

My heartfelt condolences on your bereavement. I feel very deeply - believe me when I say this - I can actually feel your pain.

The unfortunate part is that people who are responsible for this untimely demise will go scot -free, lead a happy prosperous life, as their conscience will not trouble them at all. Yes - may be when they see the first signs of doubt in her young son's eyes - when he begins to understand how things were in his mother's life - then perhaps they may feel some regret.

It is not a sin to not fit into a typical traditional family pattern. It is not an unforgivable crime to seek emotional solace elsewhere when all you get at home is contempt and often cruel behavior. You lived very far from her, so you may not know the indignities that she had to suffer. Even the little girl in that house had every body's permission to be nasty and insulting to her. Every body actually and openly accused her of being responsible for her young daughter's suicide. She had to lump that along with the pain of losing a part of herself.

If this is indeed a suicide, then she was driven to it inch by inch, relentlessly by the entire family, led by her hard hearted husband. Many who knew her know this is not a suicide.

I am ashamed to say that I am forced to remain anonymous as I dont' have the strength to withstand the repurcussions that will be unleashed on me if my identity is revealed.

I also pray for Shanti's soul - that it may reach the state of eternal peace. But I also pray that God dispense justice to those who made this happen.

Shanti's friend.