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The problem with Indian castes being that caste ends up triumphing over personal preference. I personally know a couple of friends who were deeply in love but c
by me551ah 6y ago
The problem with Indian castes being that caste ends up triumphing over personal preference. I personally know a couple of friends who were deeply in love but couldn't marry each other due to caste constraints enforced by their families. And it wasn't an economic issue either. The guy in question lives in SF and the girl was married off to some poor bloke from her caste.
- blinkingled 6y ago> caste constraints enforced by their families. But you would think with the breaking / separation of family system to due immigration, opportunities and general cultural shift it would be a lot harder for a family to marry off their daughter to someone else against her preferences? I mean surely if she wanted she could go away to SF to live with him? Hopefully violence wasn't involved but the whole parental wish thing worked because of family system, lack of opportunities and culture - so I am sure plenty of things have changed for the good even if it didn't work out in this one case.
- bruceb 6y agoSeems like an economic issue. Had she pure economic independence, could have done what she liked.