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When chemistry beats caste: A quiet revolt is rewriting the oldest rule of arranged marriage | India News

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When chemistry beats caste: A quiet revolt is rewriting the oldest rule of arranged marriage | India News

[ad_1] The defining questions today are no longer limited to surname, caste or community. They are about emotional maturity, career ambitions, financial compatibility, family expectations, mental health, parenting, equality and shared life goals. For generations, the first question in an arranged marriage was rarely about personality, ambitions or emotional compatibility.It was, “which community?”Caste, sub-caste, religion, … Read more

The Constitution’s emancipatory promises on caste remain elusive

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The Constitution’s emancipatory promises on caste remain elusive

[ad_1] For a series of 11 short treatises by leading scholars on the ideas of free India’s Constitution, we thought it fitting to invite India’s highly regarded scholar Anand Teltumbde – also one who recently served time as a prisoner of conscience – to write the closing book in the series. In this chain of … Read more