Matrimonial website positivesaathi.com founder, Anil Kumar Valiv, mentioned to Reuters “He had no way of knowing how many marriages his service had created, but added that he was happy to help HIV/AIDS sufferers, who are stigmatized in society.”
Valiv’s close friend died due to the disease and all he desired was a normal life. This desire for leading a normal life is what inspired Valiv to come up with India’s first Online Matrimonial Portal for HIV Positive people.
The site also has a dedicated helpline number and it also gives important facts about HIV/AIDS and relevant information and mediation. It is truly a great service to this section of society.
India has the third highest number of people afflicted with the disease and in the times of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, it’s only fair that all kinds of people are given a fair chance at life.
Disease doesn’t discriminate and in fact can sometimes be an equalizer where things like religion tend to take a back seat.
HIVpositivemarriage.com.com,thepositivematrimony.com,postivesaathi.com and hivparichaymatrimony.com are some dedicated players in this space that provide similar services.
Other big players in the matrimonial website space like jeevansaathi.com and bandhan.com have finally also realized the merit in the service and of course it’s another market commercially for them to tap.
It’s certainly a positive move that is giving many people who are HIV positive a truly positive love and life story.
Those who are afflicted by disease or are different from the rest in any way also deserve a full life. While we bring in regulations of DIE practices with community and gender taking priority by default.
The real discrimination is against those who aren’t allowed a full chance at life for whatever reason. Disease acts as a great equaliser for those afflicted by it. It does not see religion, gender, economic status when afflicting a person.
Humanity must give competition to disease as an equaliser and be the change ,making sure everyone gets a love story and a full life story.
