marriage

Of Marriage and Mortality

arindam

A new study suggests that people who have never married run twice the risk of dying in middle age than those who have spouses

12/12/12 and More

Aastha Atray Banan

A Mumbai couple’s curious date with marriage

The Trouble With Youth

Sonali K

…and the dubious status that age and marriage confer upon us

A Wedding in Afghanistan

arindam

The marriage of two rehabilitated drug addicts on the outskirts of Kabul

The Irreversible

Manti Devi

Why I dumped my baby in a garbage heap

The Man Who Wanted to Wed 500 Times

Guinness Rishi

Holder of world records for the most flags tattooed on his body, most straws stuffed in his mouth and longest non-stop scooter journey ever, Guinness Rishi explains his need to break and set new records

Confessions of a wedding industry professional

Aastha Atray Banan

“Weight issues aside, people don’t even want a girl with an uneven skin tone or bad hair. They want Barbie lookalikes”

Married to My Rapist

Shruti Ravindran

There are places in India where rape is grounds for marriage. In some villages in Murshidabad, for example

The States of Marriage

Jaideep Mazumdar

A family feud leads to a dispute between the Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments.

No Country for Love

Open

Priyanka Verma was forced to go into hiding with her husband Ujjwal after her uncles ordered her ‘honour killing’ for marrying outside her community. The couple have been on the run for nearly six months now, constantly shifting cities and hotels to avoid being hunted down. Out of money and exhausted living the life of a fugitive, Priyanka says she’ll not live in fear anymore.