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Getting married in India is always a big deal. Moreover if the families are planning to arrange the marriage for their kids then it definitely becomes a serious matter. Sometimes, when I read the newspaper on Sundays I give a glimpse to the Matrimonial section and try to understand a bit about how society still works in India and every time I get more surprised by the advertisements.

And so I was thinking how these families that publish ads in the newspaper manage all the queries. Read the rest of this entry »

I was surfing the net and came across these series having writer Liz Tuccillo (Sex and the City, He’s Just Not That Into You) interviewing Indian people from Mumbai about arranged marriages, horoscopes, love and being single. I found the videos quite revealing and well done. So if you are a curious soul about life in India as I am, give them a look and let me know what you think.

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One of the curiosities I found in India is the matrimonial advertisements. They come in national newspapers like the Times of India and they have a special section where the ads are categorized by caste, religion, civil status, etc.

I was really very shocked when I saw this advertisements the first time but later on when I came to know about the Arranged Marriages I understood their purpose. Reading these ads gives me an insight of the Indian society. About what are the ideal preferences or so called “perfect matches” for getting married with. About how even the cast system has been abolished by law, it is more than alive in the daily life. And I’m not talking only about Indian villages, this happens in metros too. Read More…