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  2. Periyar and women's rights - Wikipedia

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    Gandharva marriage is when two people fall in love at first sight culminating in a physical union. [15] Gandharva marriages, claims Periyar, will suit only those who have no ideals in life. Such a wedding gives primacy to sexual union along and it is doubtful if it indicates an agreement between the couple for good life.

  3. Self-Respect Movement - Wikipedia

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    Tamil Nadu became the first state (followed by U.T. of Puducherry in 1971) to legalize Hindu marriages conducted without a Brahmin priest. This was the first file signed by CM Annadurai when the DMK gained power in the 1967 Madras assembly elections.

  4. Periyar and the eradication of caste - Wikipedia

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    Generally, orthodox elders arranged the marriages of their children and tried to perpetuate the dowry system. One of the projects of the Self-Respect Movement started by Periyar was to make young people realize that a marriage is the concern of a young man and a young woman and that other considerations brought in by the parents were utterly ...

  5. Arranged marriage in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Arranged marriages vary widely by region and community across the Indian subcontinent. The marriage process usually begins with a realization in the family that a child is old enough to marry. For a girl, it is during her graduation or early twenties; for a boy, it is after he is 'settled', with a decent job and consistent earnings.

  6. Arranged marriage - Wikipedia

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    Arranged marriage. Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are primarily selected by individuals other than the couple themselves, particularly by family members such as the parents. In some cultures, a professional matchmaker may be used to find a spouse for a young person.

  7. Devasena - Wikipedia

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    For other uses, see Devasena (disambiguation). Devasena (Sanskrit: देवसेना, lit. 'Army of the devas', IAST: Devasenā, Tamil: தேவசேனா, romanized:Tēvacēṉā) is a Hindu goddess of aspiration, and the consort of the war god Kartikeya (Murugan). [ 1 ] She is also known as Devayanai, Deivanai, and Deivayanai in Tamil ...

  8. History of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    The region of Tamil Nadu in the southeast of modern India, shows evidence of having had continuous human habitation from 15,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE. [1][2] Throughout its history, spanning the early Upper Paleolithic age to modern times, this region has coexisted with various external cultures. The three ancient Tamil dynasties namely Chera ...

  9. LGBT rights in Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    Tamil Nadu is noted as one of the most open states with regards to the LGBT community, particularly transgender people. Nevertheless, reports of discrimination, arranged opposite-sex marriages, bullying, suicides, [8] and family rejections are common. According to an estimate from 2015, about 16,380 people in Tamil Nadu identified themselves as ...