In India, the common practice is the arranged marriage. ... The divorce rate in India about twenty years ago was about 5 percent. ... This is quite alarming to many sociologists in India (Mohan). ... With modernization comes the loss of tradition and culture. ... These independent women had turned their back on their culture for valid, legitimate reasons and not because they were sexually promiscuous in any way (488). ...

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However, in India arranged marriage is the central fabric of Indian society. In Indian culture divorce is frowned upon. ... In Indian culture, arranged marriages are a traditional way of finding an appropriate mate, however it robs people of the freedom to fall in love. ... In the video, "Arranged Marriages Common In India" by Sumnima Udas, she said, "95% of marriages in India in arranged.... The caste system distinguishes India's social structure. ...

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Some cultures in the world however don't allow their children to meet that special someone on their own. ... In India, nearly 95 percent of marriages are arranged. ... Many Indian families who have settled outside India still uphold this tradition. ... With a number of traditional African cultures (Olinka tribe for example) and Asian cultures (India comes to mind), it is common for women to have their mates already selected for them by both the women's and their mates" parents. ... Arranged marriages work because family, religion, and culture all contribute. ...

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Adjusting to a new culture can be hard. ... Back home in India, Lata was happy, energetic and funny. ... Anuj grew up in India as well. ... That is India, your parents' home. ... The mother came from a small village in India, whereas the son became a product of the globalization when they moved to the city - two completely different cultures....

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Serena Nanda, a prominent anthropologist, composed an essay about how the Indian culture arranges marriages. In this essay titled "Arranging a Marriage in India," she talks about her interviews with many young adults and her friend, taking place in India. ... Family reputation is of utmost importance in the Indian culture. ... As one can see, arranged marriage plays a very important role in the culture of India. ... It is clear that there is much different opinion of it in India. ...

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Life in Traditional India Imagine a place where a caste system rules the life of its people, where no matter how hard one works the caste one is in decides their life and where cow dung is considered a magical healer. That place is India. ... She considered it part of their culture to eat the meat there, so it was alright to be in that country and follow their culture. ...

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Merely two weeks after their marriage, Luthra went back to Canada, leaving his bride behind in India. ... In Punjab, a northern state in India, there is at least 15,000 abandoned brides. Abandoned brides are women of India who have been arranged to marry a non-resident Indian (NRI). ... A political leader from India, Balwant Singh Ramoowali says that 80% of the marriages to NRI men in Punjab are doomed, with husbands never returning to take their brides. ... They consider religion, culture, wealth and more. ...

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It is no longer a world of black and white culture. Melting pots of different cultures live here in the United States today. We must over look our own culture and be open to learn about others. ... Discrimination is not only directed to the color of peoples" skin but also the culture. People from India come to the United States with strong cultural beliefs. ...

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The concept of the marriage is different between one culture to another. ... The western culture might find this unheard of but places like Uganda and Kenya find it socially acceptable. ... These gifts are taken very seriously in some cultures In fact The Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 has been in affect in India making any property of valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly or known as dowry to be illegal. ...

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Ravan and Eddie is a story of survival. A story of two young boys escaping from extreme poverty, from reality. It is a world where reality and fantasy co-exist and seem to be interchangeable. Nagarkar writes always about people. Ideas, morals, ideologies and political agendas lurk in the wings read...

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Reva thought back on all of her past deeds, praying that her karma was good enough to overcome her final deed here on earth Hala, Reva's father and Roha, her mother, lived a simple life as farmers of the vaishya class in Nepal, India (Hughes 48). ... Reluctant and scared, Roha began to prepare a tub of milk to drown her infant in ("Society and Culture"). ... When Hala came home to find the child still alive, he refused to perform a Jatakarma, and he welcomed the child into the world ("Society and Culture"). For four months he would not even touch the girl, but after much pleading fro...

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I come from a family of pure Indians, where dating is almost non-existent compared to the Western culture. In India, it is a generally accepted fact that your family will choose your future mate for you. While Indian families living in the West still carry on with the tradition of arranged marriages, others find themselves adopting from the western cultures, and young adults are allowed to do some actual dating based on their own preferences. ... When I told him why we had to break up he told me "I know that your parents want you to follow their traditions and marry someone who is from th...

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"China's one-child policy is a necessary evil" The population in China was over one point two billion people in the year 2000. That is twenty two percent of the world's population, which means that one in five people in the world lives in China. This large population calls for restrictions. Th...

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There are many different reasons why people may get wedded, in some countries and cultures, it is because they have to, or because the family makes an offer in which they are unable to refuse. For example, in India, China and even Japan, there are places where arranged marriages is a part of the culture. ...

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The biggest factor in our marriage problems is my father in law, Mr. David Robinson, and to some extent Dennis her brother. Dad never worked or did anything for his wife and family. All his life he was addicted to drugs and admitted several times to rehab. After a break became alcoholic and attracte...

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