The Not so Holy Matrimony By Roshan Rathod Gender‚ Culture and Development University of Pune Introduction: The theme of this essay is to highlight the modernity of the traditional ‘arranged marriage’ practices and its economics in the Marwari Jain community while looking at the larger Indian (read Hindu) culture. It is with the motive of highlighting the ‘structural violence’ that one is subjected to as a result of this practice by legitimizing it with culture. Structural violence refers to
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Now is “Irrational” Back in the early 1700 and 1800’s‚ arranged marriages were part of the traditional and cultural beliefs that many families went through. Though arranged marriages happened in the United States‚ it was most likely to take place in the Southern States. Now‚ in the present day‚ though arranged marriages still happen in some cultures around the world‚ it is an irrational decision. (Decision‚ 2008)
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Okiwinsstea has just found out that her mother and father has arranged her marriage. Okiwinsstea will get married tomorrow morning to a 45 year-old man who paid 2 nomads and 258.35 West African CFA franc (which is equivalent to 0.50 US dollar) for her when she was just 4 years old. Everyday millions of young girls around the world become child brides. Child marriages can take place for numerous reasons. Many arranged child marriages have to do with poverty‚ education‚ citizenship‚ family traditions
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This process will provide the opportunity to update and improve the current guidance issued in 2002‚ making explicit reference to services for particularly vulnerable groups such as children from abroad who may be trafficked. Forced marriage: A forced marriage is one where
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The Village by the Sea’ is a novel‚ which is a backdrop to the lives of the people in the village located in the western cost of India‚ Thul. It is a novel which is presented from an Indian boy‚ Hari’s point of view. The Indian culture and tradition can be seen throughout the novel. Desai uses concise descriptions to deliver the contents to the readers. Desai also uses various languages to make the novel more active. The religious aspect of the residents in Thul is introduced through
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Advantages of Love Marriage Marriage is a union of not just two individuals but the two families. It is the milestone that takes a whole new dimension in one’s life and gives a direction to the future decisions of life. Mostly‚ it is the arranged marriages that happen in the Indian culture. The families get to know each other‚ inquire about the backgrounds of the two families and the couple‚ and then decide whether they should go ahead with the said family or should they find some other more
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essay “What’s Love Got to Do with It” she talks about arranged marriages‚ love‚ and online dating. She was born and raised in Illinois by her parents who emigrated to American from India‚ although she was the product of an arranged marriage she grew up under the “spell of Western romantic love”. Growing up in the West‚ she is clearly going to have different views on the East tradition although she is Indian. In the West‚ arranged marriages are less likely to occur than in the East. I agree with
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aspects of the book is the fact that woman were meant only for marriage‚ and this is taken advantage of by many people throughout the story. The author shows the reader a glimpse into the arranged marriages of the middle class in India through the eyes of Uma. She is married off twice and is twice scammed into giving up her families’ dowry. They lost the dowry both times and never get the money back. “ Women were bred for marriage” (pg) Uma states this towards the end of the of her story. It
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Initially‚ there are mainly two aspects of literature put into stories that are by far are the most important in influencing story plots and most importantly conflicts and resolutions in such stories. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Yukio Mishima’s The Sound of Waves‚ and Authur Laurent’s West Side Story there are many similarities between these stories amongst the central conflict. For example‚ in all three stories there are two different groups resembling different sides of a rivalry
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follow. I think it really shows the differences between India and Canada. Now "honour killing" is one matter that I do not agree upon and arranged marriages is another. I think everyone should have the choice to choose who they want to marry. I mean marriage is a serious affair‚ it’s choosing who you want to be with and love for your whole life. Arranged marriages however‚ do not give you such the option to marry your true love(in most cases) and it could make the couple unhappy for the
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