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The high cost of some cheap weddings by P Sainath

In village after village of crisis-hit Vidarbha region you can find many girls aged 25 or more unmarried because their parents can't afford it. This is a major source of tension in the community. The irony was hard to miss. Political leaders — MPs and MLAs amongst them — lecturing people on the virtues of low-cost Marriages. Divthana didn't need the sermon. This village in Buldhana district began its cheap,...

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After khaps, Arya Samaj shocker for lovers by Sukhbir Siwach

After khaps, it is the Arya Samaj that has shocked couples in Haryana. A section of the sect has decided to ban Marriages without consent of parents and villagers. Till now, Arya Samaj temples were a favourite of couples who eloped and solemnised Marriages without the consent of their parents and the community. Now, the Haryana Arya Samaj Pratinidhi Sabha led by Acharya Baldev has decided to impose complete ban...

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Ban same-gotra Marriage or pay anna fine: Khaps by Manveer Saini

Pressing ahead with their demand for amendment in the Hindu Marriage Act, the Sarv Khap Mahapanchayat on Sunday resolved to slap a token fine of "ek aana" (currency unit formerly used in India) on MPs and MLAs if they failed to meet its demand by June 19. In a meeting held in Jind, which was attended by around 2,000 representatives of khap panchayats, they also ruled out establishing any matrimonial...

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Same-gotra Marriage: Khap meet a no-show by Mandakini Gahlot

A large white tent in the middle of an arid ground in Jind served as the venue for a Sarv Maha Khap Panchayat meeting on Sunday. Organisers who were expecting “thousands of supporters” to join their ranks to announce “threats” aimed at everyone from the government to young couples who choose to marry within the same gotra (sub-caste) were in for a disappointment. By 12 noon, two hours after the...

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Youngsters in certain parts of India today cannot choose their partners. If they still do and the choice violates arbitrary, extra-legal norms set down by caste panchayats, the consequence can be death. Isn't it time we built a popular movement against the medieval practice of honour killings, asks AMMU JOSEPH. A newly-wed bride and her mother-in-law were killed and the groom seriously injured by the girl's relatives in the Tarn...

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