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  2. Arranged marriage in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    In India, marriage is thought to be for life, [41] and the divorce rate is extremely low. In 2021, India recorded the lowest divorce rate in the world at just 0.1 divorces per 1000 people. In contrast, the divorce rate in the United States was significantly higher, at 2.5 per 1000. The Indian figure, however, appears to be rising.

  3. Weddings in India - Wikipedia

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    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. Even today, the majority of Indians have their marriages planned by their parents and other ...

  4. Arranged marriage - Wikipedia

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    In the Indian Penal Code modifications were made to help female victims of dowry-related violence. Dowry-related violence is when the groom's family demands a dowry from the bride's family before, during, or after the marriage. These acts of violence only affect the women in the marriage and can often be very brutal.

  5. Polyandry in India - Wikipedia

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    Polyandry in India refers to the practice of polyandry, whereby a woman has two or more husbands at the same time, either historically on the Indian subcontinent or currently in the country of India. An early example can be found in the Hindu epic Mahabharata , in which Draupadi , daughter of the king of Panchala , is married to five brothers.

  6. History of women in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    The rights of a Muslim woman were impacted by the custom of hijab or purdah in Persian. Despite this, women took part in arts, writing, rites and rode horses while their habits sometimes swayed from the opinion of the ulama. The hijab and burqah was a practice in West Asia and became a part of regal practice under the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal ...

  7. Kutcha butcha - Wikipedia

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    Firstly, the development of the Suez Canal allowed for a much shorter journey from England to India; and more British women travelled to India. Secondly, as generations of Anglo-Indians began to marry each other and create their own communities, Indian women were no longer considered necessary for the colonists to marry. The result was the ...

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