why arranged marraiges???

As they say, marriages are made in heaven; in India there is another version of where marriages are made. In most of the European and American world, marriages are made when two people decide they want to be married; this is not entirely true if you are an Indian. In India, the events that lead to a wedding are rather different when compared to norms followed in other parts of the world. Though Indian society has made adapted many changes in the way society itself functioned, few things are still followed. As compared to most first world countries India is still a developing nation and as such backward in many aspects. One such important difference is the manner in which many families marry their wards. Since girls were not working women in many states and societies in India, they were wholly dependent on their families for their existence. For their male counterparts life was not very different as even grown up men seemed all too dependent on their fathers. Society in itself was always male dominated and there was no scope of male-female equality. Women were the second-class citizens and very few women had any identity of their own. Life only revolved around being a good daughter, faithful wife and loving mother. In time the government made adequate changes and women were given the opportunity of higher education. This changed the outlook of society n large way. In time women folk became working professionals and society was faced with further changes. So from the very early days of marriage in the Indian society where men and women didn’t even see each others faces before being married came the new age dilemma of letting youngsters marry according to their own choice