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Arrange Marriages
Title: Arrange Marriages
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 2160 | Pages: 9.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Arrange Marriages
FIRST COMES MARRIAGE, THEN COMES LOVE
By Ira Mathur, India
A suitable boy is first spotted by Bharati Narvani's uncle at a wedding in New Delhi, India.
Bharati then lived in Trinidad where her parents migrated some 25 years ago from the Gujarat region of India. The 21-year-old university graduate was brought up with the customs and values of India. The boy, Manoj Solanki, 29, a civil engineer, is also of Gujarati parentage. Born in Liberia and …showed first 75 words of 2160 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2160 total…But for millions of women from India an arranged marriage is not a matter of choice. It is about the union of two families, in a community, in a caste, in a religion, in a province, in a country. It is what defines India's status quo which is ultimately male-dominated.
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Ira Mathur is an Indian-born journalist living in Trinidad. She produces television documentaries on developmental issues and writes a regular column for The Trinidad Guardian.
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