Disadvantages of arranged marriage The main disadvantage of Arranged marriages in Hinduism (especially in India) is the dowry system. It has been said that the dowry system has been completely eradicated from the social views around the country, but it doesn’t seem like it. The dowry system basically is a situation where the girls family pays enormous amounts on money or gives other expensive things such as gold, cars etc. to the groom’s family, just because they are on the superior side of the relationship. 1. Arranged marriages may sometimes…
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10 Advantages of Arranged Marriage
Advantages of arranged marriage : In a country like India, where arranged marriage is more like a norm by societal standards, it is not surprising to see today’s men and women giving it a shot. Though it has both pros and cons, here’s is the plus side of an arranged marriage! image…
Read MoreWhat is Marriage
It is said that marriages are made in heaven and celebrated on earth. The popular belief is true to many extent, because it is a special bond shared between two souls, who tie the wedding knot after promising to be companions for a lifetime. It is the physical, mental and spiritual unison of two souls. It brings significant stability and substance to human relationships, which is otherwise incomplete. It plays a crucial role in transferring the culture and civilization from one generation to the other, so that the human race…
Read MoreGender role in Marriage
A gender role is a set of expectations that decide how females or males should think, act, or feel. We will now explore the effects of gender roles in marriage in the past and present by summarizing research on various structures of marriage and their effects. Research completed on the formation of gender can also be used to examine the formation of gender roles within a marriage. The Evolutionary Psychology Theory of Gender says that differing roles in reproduction places different pressures on males and females, which creates gender roles…
Read More21 Questions to be asked to yourself before getting married
Before you get married do yourself a favor and work through these questions and offer them to your intended. If they are not prepared to do it then that is a red flag as to the level of their co-operation and sincerity. The history of irrational love, the passion and craze of desire has already been illustrated by great writers like William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. Dramas, soap operas, movies and fairy tales detail how problems disappear once the two lovers are finally together. We know, however, “happily ever…
Read MoreWedding Invitation Do’s and Dont’s
So you have finally settled on a guest list, and now come the actual invitations! Rules. Rules. Rules. The intricacies of how to put together a formal wedding invitation may soon have your eyes crossed and neck in knots. As old as weddings themselves, wedding etiquette has played a role in the wedding planning process. Who pays for what, who gets invited, what comes first? These are all questions that have answers and rules to live by. As we continue through the 21st century and as Twitter updates and FB…
Read MoreKarva – Chauth – The song
The Karwa chauth song is sung when the women get together to perform pooja add sit in a circle to listen to Karwa chauth Katha and and sing the following song while rotating the thalis containing Baya. “Veero Kudiye Karwada, Sarv Suhagan Karwada, Aye Katti Naa Teri Naa, Kumbh Chrakhra Feri Naa, Gwand Pair payeen Naa, Sui Cha Dhaga Payi Naa, Ruthda maniyen Naa, Suthra Jagayeen Naa, Bahaein Pyari Veera Chan Chadde te Pani Peena, Lay Veero Kuriye Karwara, Lay Sarv Suhagan Karwara.” Reference : http://www.indif.com/nri/bhajan/karwa_chauth/karwachauth_song1.asp
Read MoreKarva – Chauth – The Pooja Process
Karva Chauth / Karwa Chauth, one of many Hindu festivals, is a fasting ritual observed by all married Hindu women who seek the longevity, prosperity and well-being of their husbands. This festival is very popular amongst married Hindu women in the western and northern parts of India, primarily in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh. During the Karwa Chauth festival, married Hindu women dedicate the day to their husbands. Normally, women who observe this festival are called “Saubhagyavati” meaning “joyous and happy status of wifehood.” The festival was emerged…
Read MoreKarva – Chauth – Traditional tales
There are legends associated with the Karva Chauth festival. In some tellings, the tales are interlinked, with one acting as a frame story for another. The Story of Queen Veervati A beautiful queen called Veervati was the only sister of seven loving brothers. She spent her first Karva Chauth as a married woman at her parents’ house. She began a strict fast after sunrise but, by evening, was desperately waiting for the moonrise as she suffered severe thirst and hunger. Her seven brothers couldn’t bear to see their sister in…
Read MoreKarva – Chauth – Origin
Karva is another word for ‘pot’ (a small earthen pot of water) and chauth means ‘fourth’ in Hindi (a reference to the fact that the festival falls on the fourth day of the dark-fortnight, or krishna paksh, of the month of Kartik). It is uncertain how the festival originated and how it came to be celebrated only in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. One hypothesis is that military campaigns and long-distance travel usually resumed around the time of the festival, as the area dried and numerous rivers…
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