“Na shashvatam jeevanam, amaram premam”
– Life is not forever but love is. Marriage is by definition a celebration of love. It is an acknowledgement of the love that the two joining souls authenticate. But unfortunately in India we still follow the ridiculous norm of arranged marriage which gives a false sense of safety and security in the matrimony. It is just a subliminal ego boost to the parents who can turn the illusion of control they have on their children into reality. The procedure involved in arranged marriage is equally tedious and bafflingly biased for no particular reason. The bride’s parents starts to find the perfect match from the day their daughter is born. Finding a suitor who is supposedly a perfect match for your child after carefully scrutinizing their entire pedigree from wealth to health, from social status to genetic background, from their doctor to their tailor. Saving up penny after penny so as to fulfill the hideous greed of the vultures. The groom’s parents on the other hand strive...