The Honeymoon

In Episode 3 of Love Commandos from NPR's Rough Translation we go deep inside the Commandos' home base in Delhi. Couples on the run from all over India seek out the group's shelter. The Commandos' safe house offers them a chance to get married and live in freedom with their beloved.

But not all couples feel the same about life inside the shelter, or the rules the Commandos impose on them. As we pick up the story of Surya and Akanksha after their daring escape, we meet other couples in the Commandos' care. Some see the group's leader, Sanjoy Sachdev, as a surrogate father. Others, a tyrant. Many start to realize that escape may not be the same thing as freedom.

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