Marriage, as said is not just a partnership between two people alone but between families. It is difficult to argue as to why people marry. Well, I got so many reasons. Let me list out a few:
a. For reproduction: to ensure that one’s race is carried forward. There are chances that for the sole purpose of having children people marry, not for partnership.
b. For companionship: some people who marry genuinely seek partnership and companionship as in seeking solace in someone else. To share emotions and lives.
c. For property: yeah, you read it right. For property also people marry.
In Hindu culture or many cultures dowry is a hurdle for any marriage to be
considered a successful one. If the dowry is given in terms of money, gold, or any land, the sole purpose of marriage collapses.
According to Hindu Mythology, there are types of Vivahs (marriages).
a. Brahma vivah: along with some ornaments father gives his daughter to a
well-versed man with a sound knowledge of Vedas and Upanishads and one with a good character.
b. Daiva vivah: father offers his daughter to a priest along with some
ornaments.
c. Gandharva vivah: happens due to the mutual love and affection between the bride and groom.
d. Rakshasa vivah: by abducting forcefully the bride from her parent’s house.
e. Asura vivah: groom gets the bride in exchange for some money or ornaments given. This seems like a barter system.
This book also focuses on how customs revolving around marriage have been utilized by different cultures in India. For example, the custom of Mehndi and Sangeet are considered, are from North India, but in modern times, this custom can also be seen being inculcated in South India also. In the same way, one can observe several exchanges of custom. This exchange, I feel, brings people together and unites India.
What more can I say? I’m short of words for the expression of content by the author. The amount of research he would have done to get the hidden facts out in open is commendable. I would recommend to be ready for the author’s subjective interpretation of the content written. End line, I enjoyed this read and would recommend it to others.
“Marriage”, what thought comes to your mind when you read or
hear this word first? I completed this book called “Marriage” by
Devdutt Pattnaik, and brought new factual evidence for me. My version of marriage was that it is of no use, apart from the reproductive purpose. Reading it has brought a fresh perspective to me. Yet I am still, somehow unconvinced with this whole concept of marriage.
Marriage, as said is not just a partnership between two people alone but between families. It is difficult to argue as to why people marry. Well, I got so many reasons. Let me list out a few:
a. For reproduction: to ensure that one’s race is carried forward. There are chances that for the sole purpose of having children people marry, not for partnership.
b. For companionship: some people who marry genuinely seek partnership and companionship as in seeking solace in someone else. To share emotions and lives.
c. For property: yeah, you read it right. For property also people marry.
In Hindu culture or many cultures dowry is a hurdle for any marriage to be
considered a successful one. If the dowry is given in terms of money, gold, or any land, the sole purpose of marriage collapses.
According to Hindu Mythology, there are types of Vivahs (marriages).
a. Brahma vivah: along with some ornaments father gives his daughter to a
well-versed man with a sound knowledge of Vedas and Upanishads and one with a good character.
b. Daiva vivah: father offers his daughter to a priest along with some
ornaments.
c. Gandharva vivah: happens due to the mutual love and affection between the bride and groom.
d. Rakshasa vivah: by abducting forcefully the bride from her parent’s house.
e. Asura vivah: groom gets the bride in exchange for some money or ornaments given. This seems like a barter system.
This book also focuses on how customs revolving around marriage have been utilized by different cultures in India. For example, the custom of Mehndi and Sangeet are considered, are from North India, but in modern times, this custom can also be seen being inculcated in South India also. In the same way, one can observe several exchanges of custom. This exchange, I feel, brings people together and unites India.
What more can I say? I’m short of words for the expression of content by the author. The amount of research he would have done to get the hidden facts out in open is commendable. I would recommend to be ready for the author’s subjective interpretation of the content written. End line, I enjoyed this read and would recommend it to others.
Marriage, as said is not just a partnership between two people alone but between families. It is difficult to argue as to why people marry. Well, I got so many reasons. Let me list out a few:
a. For reproduction: to ensure that one’s race is carried forward. There are chances that for the sole purpose of having children people marry, not for partnership.
b. For companionship: some people who marry genuinely seek partnership and companionship as in seeking solace in someone else. To share emotions and lives.
c. For property: yeah, you read it right. For property also people marry.
In Hindu culture or many cultures dowry is a hurdle for any marriage to be
considered a successful one. If the dowry is given in terms of money, gold, or any land, the sole purpose of marriage collapses.
According to Hindu Mythology, there are types of Vivahs (marriages).
a. Brahma vivah: along with some ornaments father gives his daughter to a
well-versed man with a sound knowledge of Vedas and Upanishads and one with a good character.
b. Daiva vivah: father offers his daughter to a priest along with some
ornaments.
c. Gandharva vivah: happens due to the mutual love and affection between the bride and groom.
d. Rakshasa vivah: by abducting forcefully the bride from her parent’s house.
e. Asura vivah: groom gets the bride in exchange for some money or ornaments given. This seems like a barter system.
This book also focuses on how customs revolving around marriage have been utilized by different cultures in India. For example, the custom of Mehndi and Sangeet are considered, are from North India, but in modern times, this custom can also be seen being inculcated in South India also. In the same way, one can observe several exchanges of custom. This exchange, I feel, brings people together and unites India.
What more can I say? I’m short of words for the expression of content by the author. The amount of research he would have done to get the hidden facts out in open is commendable. I would recommend to be ready for the author’s subjective interpretation of the content written. End line, I enjoyed this read and would recommend it to others.
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