[India Report] Match making sites popular In India.

“Marriage is the union of two different surnames, in friendship and in love, in order to continue the posterity of the former sages, and to furnish those who shall preside at the sacrifices to heaven and earth, at those in the ancestral temple, and at those at the altars to the spirits of the land and grain.” —Confucius

So is believed by the people of India. A Hindu marriage joins two individuals for life, so that they can pursue dharma (duty), artha (possessions), kama (physical desires), and moksa (ultimate spiritual release) together. It also joins two families together. The book Two States written by Chetan Bhagat perhaps rightly denotes-

“Love marriages around the world are simple. Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy. They get married. In India there are few steps more. Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy. Girl’s family has to love boy. Boy’s family has to love girl. Girl’s family has to love boy’s family. Boy’s family has to love girl’s family. Girl and boy still love each other. They get married.”

Bhatrat Matrimony Matrimonial Website (Photo : Bharat Matrimony)

In India it is believed that marriage is not only the union of a man and a woman, it is the unity of two families and the boy and the girl are to carry on the prestige and reputation of both the families. This is the basic fundamental of the centuries old kind of marriage practiced in India and which is known as arranged marriage. An arranged marriage has its deep roots in royal and aristocratic families around the world. Today, arranged marriage is practiced in some of the South Asian countries including India where it is largely practiced. Arranged marriages are usually seen in Indian, traditional European and African cultures, especially among royalty, and are usually decided by the parents or an older family member. The match could be selected by parents, a matchmaking agent, matrimonial site, or a trusted third party. In many communities, priests or religious leaders as well as relatives or family friends play a major role in matchmaking.

Indian bride (Photo : google)

In India, some of the factors to be considered in some order of priority may be taken into account for the purposes of matchmaking like the religious and spiritual beliefs, caste and culture. Usually, first preference is given to the same caste. The ancestry of the individual and the family’s culture and traditions also play an important part. Reputation of the family and friends with power over that child and other factors like are Horoscope and Numerology. The position of stars at birth is often used in Indian culture to predict the success of a particular match.

And in olden days the search for a suitable bride or a groom was done by parents or matchmaking agents. And now by the advancement of technology, in the era of internet suitable life partners are just on a fingertip. The search is now a days easier by the online matrimonial sites available in India. A general study has shown that young men and women in India generally do not feel any compulsion to date since dating has not been a part of the culture historically, and love is often taken to be the total mutual dedication that comes after marriage. The girl/boy and their parents will take a look at the profile and contact through the matrimonial service if they’re interested. This is the best way to access the information and find a perfect match.

People of this country believe in concept of arranged marriages and thus, take a lot of efforts to look for a perfect match, which finally leads to a grand marriage with all pomp and show. Unlike olden days, it is no big deal to find Indian Bride or Groom. Matrimonial websites, or marriage websites, are a variation of the standard dating websites, with a focus on those wanting marriage rather than simply dating. Matrimonial sites are especially popular in India and among Indians settled overseas, as an alternative to the traditional marriage broker. Matrimonial sites register users, after which they are able to upload their profile onto a searchable database maintained by the website. Those users looking to find suitors search the database with customised searches that typically include nationality, age, gender, availability of photograph and often religion, geographic location and caste.

There are a number of matrimonial websites namely shaadi.com, bharat matrimony, jevaansathi.com. They are all are successful helping hands for the people to find their perfect match.

Online matrimonial and matchmaking got big popularity because of its easy and simple approach to everyone who is looking for best life partner bride or groom. By searching different kinds of online matrimonial website you can read thousands of success stories which give us the idea who successful is searching compatible and suitable match for brides and grooms. Every matrimonial website has their own membership options. Some are cheap, some are expensive, some websites offer free matrimonial services. But by paying small amount of money you can get access to wide variety of matrimonial search and tools to find suitable soul mate life partner.

Millions of couple in India are tying knot with their soul mates whom they found over the matrimonial websites.one of the very much popular site, namely the Bharat Matrimony with over 20 million members and a match being found every 2.4 seconds we are undisputedly the world’s largest matrimonial website.

Although online matrimonial sites help to choose your partner, the user should always be careful about the profiles on the site as a few of them can be misleading. The websites do not guarantee the information given on the site and hence one is needed to be cautious about imposters.

Sudhanya Ghosh Intern Reporter news@theasian.asia