Sarena Nanda, USA This essay is written by Serena Nanda. She is a professor of Anthropology ( The social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings ) in a college in New York. In this essay, Nanda describes the beliefs of the Indian natives on how marriage should be. Nanda studied about Indian marriages and how the parents are the ones to choose the bride or bridegroom. At first Nanda was against this but after researching and interviewing different people and friends she had doubts. Nanda found out many interesting point that made sense to her of why arranging a marriage was not as bad as she thought. In India, almost all marriages are arranged. They base their marriage on commitment, not on feelings. As their marriage progresses, the feelings develop. Arranged marriages in Indian society have been the norm for many centuries. Serena asked a young college graduate ...
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