The districts of Purnia and Jamui in Bihar are currently abuzz with the story of Bindu Devi and Mahavir Thakur, a couple who has challenged the traditional structures of marriage and religion. Bindu, age 45, has made the headlines not only for marrying a man 26 years her junior but also for her second religious conversion in ten years. A decade ago, Bindu left her Hindu roots to embrace Islam for a man named Manan Alam, with whom she had five children.