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The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to amend the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1954 to making divorce easier on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, was introduced in the parliament in 2012. The Bill replaces the words "not earlier than six months" in Section 13B with the words "Upon receipt of a ...
A Bengali Hindu couple during their wedding ceremony A North Indian couple wearing traditional attire during a ring ceremony A Rajput Hindu couple making an offering during their wedding ceremony A Tamil Hindu couple during their wedding ceremony. The Hindu marriage (Sanskrit: विवाह, romanized: Vivāha, lit.
The Special Marriage Act, 1954 is an act of the Parliament of India with provision for secular civil marriage (or "registered marriage") for people of India and all Indian nationals in foreign countries, irrelevant of the religion or faith followed (both for inter-religious couples and also for atheists and agnostics) by either party. [1]
The Hindu code bills were several laws passed in the 1950s that aimed to codify and reform Hindu personal law in India, abolishing religious law in favor of a common law code. The Indian National Congress government led by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru successfully implemented the reforms in 1950s.
[3] [4] [5] "Humpty the train on a fruits ride" by "Kiddiestv Hindi - Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs" became the first Hindi video on YouTube to cross 1 billion views on 26 December 2019 and is the most viewed Hindi video on YouTube. "Chotu ke Golgappe" uploaded by "Khandeshi Movies" is the first non-musical and non-children video to cross the 1 ...
The law makes religious conversion non-bailable with up to 10 years of jail time if undertaken through misinformation, unlawfully, forcefully, allurement or other allegedly fraudulent means. The law also requires that religious conversions for marriage in Uttar Pradesh has to be approved by a district magistrate. The law also encompasses strict ...
[5] [6] [7] The roots of this tradition are found in hymn 10.85 of the Rigveda Shakala samhita, which is also called the "Rigvedic wedding hymn". [8] [9] At each step, promises are made by each to the other. [10] The primary witness of a Hindu marriage is the fire-deity (or the Sacred Fire) Agni, in the presence of family and friends. [11]
The other legislations enacted during this time include the Hindu Marriage Act (1955), the Hindu Succession Act (1956), and the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (1956). All of these acts were put forth under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru , and were meant to codify and standardise the prevailing Hindu legal tradition.