marriage Archives

How My Arranged Marriage Evolved During the Lockdown

My husband and I had an arranged marriage nine years ago. I often wondered if we really knew each other. But the nationwide lockdown, in spite of all the anxieties that it brought with it, has helped us take a breather and reconnect in a way that feels absurd, yet delightful.

Anu Prabhakar July 4, 2016

Features

Parents Know Best? How OKCupid Taught Me that True Love is to #FindMyKind

My quarter-life crisis began when my parents started to drop subtle hints about getting married. They want a prospective son-in law with an MBA, and I want shared interests, hobbies, passions — the things that make for time worth spending together.

Arré Bench July 4, 2016

Modern Family

My Parent’s Marriage Story: Would They Be Happier if They Separated?

If Marriage Story were to be remade in India, it’d be about two people who realise their differences yet act like nothing’s wrong, living in a black hole of loveless denial until death actually does them apart. A lot like my parents.

Damian D'souza June 29, 2016

Bollywood

Can Salman Khan Stop Mocking Priyanka Chopra and Start Talking About Bharat?

It’s now been almost a year since Priyanka Chopra decided to no longer be a part of Bharat but Salman Khan seems to have been unable to get over her decision. The digs he has taken at her since then are a prime example of how the Indian male’s ego is unable to process a simple “no” from a woman.

Poulomi Das June 25, 2016

POV

Is Marriage Where Feminist Dreams Go To Die?

Kareena Kapoor in her progressive Veere Di Wedding avatar is enjoyable if you can forget the fact that a few weeks ago, the actress did a U-turn on her character’s seemingly feminist stance. What happens to feminists after marriage?

Kahini Iyer June 25, 2016

Pop Culture

Why Labanya from “Shesher Kobita” is the Most Empowering Rabindranath Tagore Heroine

Few characters have the kind of sway over Rabindranath Tagore’s followers as Labanya – arguably, his most complex and nuanced character – from Shesher Kobita (Last Poem). More than nine decades later, Labanya remains as relevant as she was when she first stormed into popular consciousness.

Chandrima Pal June 18, 2016

Modern Family

What I Learnt from Watching My Parents’ Relationship Fall Apart

I used to look at my parents as a team that’s in it to win it. So the day my father said that he needed to move out, I thought it was over. I was mad that my mother was not doing anything to stop him. I wondered how I would survive this. How could I have let this happen? In my version of the story, I was the only victim.

Aditi Sharma June 5, 2016

Culture

Arranged Marriage, Tinder, & Why Manmarziyan is Completely Wrong About Modern Love in India

For all of Manmarziyan’s feminist pretensions, its lead Rumi is a cipher, waiting for validation from the men in her life. Where are the fun, confused young women who end up by themselves and become stronger because of it? Where are the women who bid their orthodoxies goodbye and try to fly solo?

Kamayani Sharma June 4, 2016

Modern Family

Shaadi Ke Side Effects: When a Maharashtrian Marries a Marwari

Maharashtrians are frugal, Marwaris are shaukeen. A Maharashtrian’s wedding budget is a Marwari’s lehenga budget. I married a Marwari and though our cultures take us in two different directions, we’ve found a place to make things work. It’s called midway.

Ramjaane May 28, 2016

Bollywood

Why Veere Di Wedding Should Reclaim the Chick Flick

Veere Di Wedding comes with a baffling condition: Its insistence at not being labelled a “chick flick”. It's a film that’s for women, by women and of women. And there’s no better time to offer the world a polished definition of chick flicks, celebrating women and their stories, than now.

Poulomi Das May 17, 2016