ABSTRACT
Sita Ram's wound was so severe that he had to he sent home on sick leave before he was again fit for service, and in this chapter he tells of his return to the village. Soon after his arrival there he discovered that his family had 'arranged' a marriage for him, as is still the custom throughout most of India, although nowadays more and more educated young Indians are insisting on choosing their own bridegrooms or brides. We are also given some insight into the problems of caste in India, for Sita Ram was for some time declared an outcaste because of the help he had received when wounded from 'untouchables'.
