It has been months since I have written something and I have a perfectly legitimate reason for that – “I am an Indian Bride to be.” For those who understood the reference, good for you, and for those who didn’t, read along and you will. Although it has just been a simple engagement function yet… Read More Indian Weddings – Get Your Crazy On!
Caution: There is no concept of moving in together or dating in a typical Indian household. All these things are done in secret. Live-in relationships and Dating is a taboo in India. However this is not absolute and there are in fact many exceptions coming up in form of liberal families in big cities. So… Read More How To Convince Your Indian Parents For A Love Marriage…
After the exciting Stage 1 – The Acquaintance Phase & the exhausting Stage 2 – Embracing The Skeletons In The Closet Phase there comes the third stage. This is “The Working as a unit phase”. Since now both of us have combined our baggage therefore we have to deal with them together.… Read More 6 years something…Confessions Of A Long-Term Relationship Part III
“Everything happens for a reason” After six years in being in a relationship, you realize that what it is today is not the same as what it was in the first six months. If I introspect which I do quite so often, I recognize the various stages through which a relationship between two people evolve before becoming something which can hold out for another 50 years (fingers crossed) of marriage!! … Read More 6 Years Something…Confessions Of A Long-Term Relationship
In a remote village in Madhya Pradesh (India) most of the village homes do not even have toilets. However the government has taken initiative to encourage people to construct toilets in their households by providing almost 90 percent subsidies. Recently I read in a Sunday magazine supplement of the Indian Express that the Madhya Pradesh… Read More Marriage essentials: Get a toilet!!
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