In a recent blog post, I wondered why so many Indian arranged marriages are successful. I based the discussion on my observation that even in a rapidly modernizing India, most educated, upper-class ...

generations, arranged marriages were seen as the gold standard in Indian society—a tried-and-tested formula where families decided, astrologers aligned stars, and couples met for the first time with ...

For Indians for generations, marriage wasn't something you fell into. It was arranged—carefully, communally, culturally. Families sat down. Stars were consulted. Two individuals, mostly strangers to ...

On Aug. 24, 1986, I had an arranged marriage in India, which was brokered through an introduction from a family friend who knew both my husband’s family and mine. On July 13, 2024, my daughter had an ...

Zarna Garg fled India at age 14 to avoid an arranged marriage. Later, she moved to the Big Apple and settled into life as a stay-at-home mom for years before realizing that she — and her “big fat ...