Some Interesting Indian Matrimonial Advertisements!

Excerpts from some of the actual matrimonial advertisements. Conditional Matrimony. A beautiful and educated bride from India wanted for a Canadian citizen Jat Sikh (Punjabi-Indian)  27 years of age, 5ft 9in , well educated and employed boy, the condition being that the brides’s family must have another unmarried girl relative in Canada or USA as […]

Ashrams (आश्रम) :Stages of Life, Then and Now!

Ashrams in Hindu (Indian) philosophy are four stages of life and this thought was prevalent in the ancient as well as medieval times, though it still has acceptability with the orthodox families. These stages are known as Brahamcharya (ब्रहाम्चार्य), Grihastha (गृहस्थ ), Vanprastha (वन्प्रस्था) and Sanyasa (संन्यास). Each stage of life was approximately of 25 […]