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{{Infobox person
| name = Gudiya
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = India
| death_date = 2 January 2006
| death_place = Delhi, India
| occupation = Housewife
| known_for = Her plight during and after the Kargil War, which received media attention
| spouse =
* Naik Arif (m. 1999 – unknown)
* Taufiq (m. 2003 – unknown)
| children = 1 son
| notable_works = Subject of the film "Kahaani Gudiya Ki"
}}

'''Gudiya''' (d. 2 January 2006) was an [[Indian Muslims|Indian Muslim]] woman affected by the [[Kargil war]], whose plight was highlighted by the [[print media|print]] and [[electronic media]].<ref name="rediff1">{{cite news |last=Khan |first=Ehtasham |date=23 September 2004 |title=Prisoner of woe: Private horror behind Gudiya's public trial |work=[[rediff.com]] |url=http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2004/sep/23spec.htm |accessdate=March 23, 2013}}</ref> She was married to a [[sapper]] named Naik Arif in 1999, 10 days before he was called on duty to [[Kargil war|Kargil]]. Arif disappeared on September 16, 1999,<ref name="rediff1" /> and was later declared an [[desertion|army deserter]] before authorities realised he was prisoner of war in [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Bansal |first=Aanchal |date=4 January 2006 |title=Gudiya's child is mine, I will keep him forever: Arif |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=60851 |accessdate=23 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129130437/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=60851 |archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref> Because Arif was thought to be dead, Gudiya's relatives married her to a relative whom she had known since childhood, Taufiq on April 20, 2003,<ref name="rediff1" /> and she became pregnant with his child.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url =http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/19594.html|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060111034155/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/19594.html|url-status =dead|archive-date =January 11, 2006| title = Gudiya's death upsets filmmaker|work = Indiaglitz.com|accessdate = March 23, 2013}}</ref>

When Arif was released by Pakistan in August 2004,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Venugopal |first=Ayswaria |date=September 21, 2004 |title=Father of unborn child counts his losses - Forsaken husband in shock, family blames girl's stepmother for separation |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |location=Calcutta, India |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040921/asp/frontpage/story_3784649.asp |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411215740/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040921/asp/frontpage/story_3784649.asp |archive-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> he returned home to a warm welcome. Gudiya, who at the time was living with her parents in Kalunda village on the outskirts of [[Delhi]], moved about 75 km away to her in-laws house in Mundali village in the [[Meerut]] district of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. She told the media at the village [[Panchayati Raj|panchayat]] that she wanted return to living with her first husband. The [[Ulema|Islamic scholars]] present in the audience applauded her decision, proclaiming it to be in accordance with [[Sharia]]. According to the scholars, her second marriage was illegal, as she had not annulled her previous marriage.<ref name = rediff1/>

However, an investigation by [[Rediff.com|''Rediff'']] revealed that Gudiya had returned to Arif under pressure from him, his family members, the villagers and the religious leaders. In fact, Gudiya herself stated "it was everybody's decision".<ref name="rediff1" /> Gudiya's uncle, Riyasat Ali, said, "she was pressured by the people there. She was not allowed to speak. The clerics told her that she had to follow the Shariat and go to Arif. They said her son would become illegitimate if she did not".<ref name="rediff1" /> Gudiya's second husband, Taufiq, told media that Gudiya had called him five days before the incident. During the call, she had explained she was being pressured by those around her, and that her father had told her he would commit suicide if she did not go back to Arif.<ref name = rediff1/>

Arif accepted his wife, but expressed uncertainty about her unborn child, saying he might send the child to live with Taufiq.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Abantika |date=January 3, 2006 |title=Gudiya's mute story ends in death |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-01-03/india/27805323_1_gudiya-painful-death-dilemma |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119173314/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-01-03/india/27805323_1_gudiya-painful-death-dilemma |archive-date=November 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> She gave birth to a son a month later, and subsequently developed [[anaemia]] and underwent bouts of [[Depression (mood)|depression]].<ref name=":3" /> Fifteen months after the reunion, she died from either [[sepsis]] or [[Lupus|systemic lupus erythematosus]] in the Army Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060103/asp/frontpage/story_5675062.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411215419/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060103/asp/frontpage/story_5675062.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|title=Gudiya did not live happily ever after - Woman scarred by war, separation and reunion dies of miscarriage fallout|publisher = [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|accessdate = March 23, 2013|location=Calcutta, India|date=January 3, 2006}}</ref> Doctors attributed her death to [[gynecology|gynecological]] problems induced by a stillbirth from three months prior.<ref name=":3" /> She was buried in Mundali village, and following her death Arif said he would retain custody of her son.<ref name=":1" />

== Film ==
Ad-filmmaker Prabhakar Shukla's first feature film, 'Kahaani Gudiya Ki' is based on the life of Gudiya. He said even though the lady died, the issue that the happenings raised is very much relevant. "My film is not only about what happened with Gudiya, but it's a panoramic view of the entire episode from Gudiya's point of view. That's besides paying homage to her," says Shukla, adding, "Gudiya died due to excessive mental trauma that led to multiple organ failure. Her death is the most tragic part of the entire episode, and the film questions why it happened to her."<ref>{{cite news|url = http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=488650|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130411144155/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=488650|url-status = dead|archive-date = April 11, 2013|title = Film on Gudiya to be screened at Osian's film fest|publisher = [[Outlook India]]|accessdate = March 23, 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2006 deaths]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:Kargil War]]

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