Wedding Woes

The coronavirus has forced Indians to tone down the big fat wedding

In a survey, the majority of people said they will either host a small ceremony or postpone it till things normalise.

Manavi Kapur, qz.com
· Sep 20, 2020 · 01:30 pm
In Kerala, a growing greed for dowry is pushing women into unhappy ‘Salem marriages’

An increasing number of educated but poor women in Kerala are getting married to less educated men in Tamil Nadu.

K Rajendran
· Feb 20, 2018 · 11:30 pm
Should marriage registration be mandatory? Only if the process is simplified, say couples

Most marriages in India are unregistered.

Aarefa Johari
· Jul 16, 2017 · 10:30 am

Hukou and hooking up: In China, birthplace counts for a lot when it comes to marriage

An urban hukou registration is more advantageous than a rural one, and this makes intermarriage very difficult.

Yang Hu, The Conversation
· Apr 09, 2017 · 11:30 pm
The big fat Indian wedding still survives – but millenials are increasingly opting out

A survey shows that most men and many women too are opting don’t want to spend too much on their D-Day.

Devjyot Ghoshal, qz.com
· Mar 17, 2017 · 09:30 pm
Donald Trump has done the impossible: Reversed India's decades-old preference for US-based grooms

The attack on two Indian engineers in Kansas last week, in which one was killed, is likely to accelerate this trend.

Manasa Chennapragada
· Mar 02, 2017 · 12:30 pm

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The coronavirus has forced Indians to tone down the big fat wedding

In a survey, the majority of people said they will either host a small ceremony or postpone it till things normalise.

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In Kerala, a growing greed for dowry is pushing women into unhappy ‘Salem marriages’

An increasing number of educated but poor women in Kerala are getting married to less educated men in Tamil Nadu.

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