Tag: indian rituals
Arranged Marriages
Concept of arranged marriages is very common in India . No matter how modern and developed India might have become , most of the Indian weddings are still arranged ones in the 21st century . In ancient India, child marriages took place and from then, the custom of arranged marriages started. Arranged weddings are usually [...]
Changing Wife’s Name after marriage
A woman carries the name of her family before marriage which is called as the maiden name. When a woman is married, she starts using her husband’s name and his family name after her first name. In most of the states of South India, women do not adopt the surname of their husbands, but the [...]
