While "love marriages" are common in metros, "arranged marriage" still rules. The process has digitized. Women now create profiles on Shaadi.com or Jeevansathi.com . However, the criteria remain traditional: height, salary (for men); beauty, cooking skills (for women). The modern Indian woman is shaking this up, demanding "secular" ceremonies, rejecting dowry, and sometimes opting for court marriages without religious fanfare.
While "love marriages" are common in metros, "arranged marriage" still rules. The process has digitized. Women now create profiles on Shaadi.com or Jeevansathi.com . However, the criteria remain traditional: height, salary (for men); beauty, cooking skills (for women). The modern Indian woman is shaking this up, demanding "secular" ceremonies, rejecting dowry, and sometimes opting for court marriages without religious fanfare.