This mornings paper....

Thought I would share a few ads from this mornings paper. These are found under the "Matrimonials Wanted Groups by Religion section".




For those folks believing that the Caste system is dead in India, think again. It seems to be alive in well across all the religious groups--Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Sikhs.

This ad is my favorite. This highly educated female, schooled at some of the best schools in the world is put up on the block in the Sunday paper:

" well established high status Bisa Aggarwl business family settled in Singapore/Delhi seek alliance from an equally high status family from India or abroad for their beautiful/educated/well cultured daughter, graduated Wharton Pennsylvania University, presently pursuing MBA from Oxford University. Born 1980 / height 5 6'

Thoughts on this...in all of my ignorance, I always assumed that matches were made based on known qualities, friends, friends of friends, etc. Perhaps these methods don't work as well as they used to in today's hectic world so facilities like ads in the paper are required. Perhaps being global, as many of these ads indicate, is another hurdle to matchmaking.

Whatever the reason, these ads make the arranged marriage process seem calculated. These women, hundreds of them in today's paper, are offered up for the taking based on their caste, looks, size, and education in some cases. Women are described as "amiable wheatish" in one christian ad, presumably this is a nice way of saying obedient. To end my rant, I am also quite taken by the ads the request a match in the US for a daughter already located there....