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In the past, the age of marriage was young, often childhood or early teenage. [14] The average age of marriage for women in India has been increased to 21 years, according to the 2011 Census of India. [15] In 2009, about 7% of women got married before the age of 18. [16] Arranged marriages have long been the norm in Indian society.
With the expanding social reform and female emancipation that accompanied economic and literacy growth after independence, many commentators predicted the gradual demise of arranged marriages in India, and the inexorable rise of so-called "love marriages" (i.e. where the initial contact with potential spouses does not involve the parents or family members). [2]
In India, inter-caste marriages were publicly encouraged and supported by the incumbent government under Narendra Modi by the offering of financial encouragement to those who marry people from lower castes, [3] C. N. Annadurai, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, [4] and social activists such as Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, [5] [need quotation ...
Intercaste marriage (ICM), [1] also known as marrying out of caste, [2] is a form of exogamous nuptial union that involve two individuals belonging to different castes. Intercaste marriages are particularly perceived as socially unacceptable and taboo in most parts of South Asia .
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses.It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and between them and their in-laws. [1]
Srishti Madurai formed as India's first student volunteer LGBTQIA educational research foundation. [23] Maatruveli (மாற்றுவெளி), a Tamil academic journal brings out a special issue on sexuality, guest edited by Ponni and Aniruddhan Vasudevan. Chennai Dost website launched. [24] Chemistry Club campus groups launched by ...
Same-sex marriage remains a controversial topic in Tripura, with many LGBT people forced by families into heterosexual marriages and some couples also resorting to a so-called "marriage by elopement" (Bengali: পালিয়ে বিয়ে, paliẏe biẏe, pronounced [ˈpali̯e ˈbi̯e]; Kokborok: kharlai kaijakmani) to avoid family ...
The ancient Tamil country had its own system of music called Tamil Pannisai. [114] Sangam literature such as the Silappatikaram from 2nd century CE describes music notes and instruments. [115] [116] A Pallava inscription dated to the 7th century CE has one of the earliest surviving examples of Indian music in notation.