Arranged or otherwise, marriage in modern India continues to be bound by rigid social-economic-caste structures While marriage remains an inevitable goal in most societies and certainly in our own, a new generation of Indian women is changing the rules(Shutterstock) One critic calls it “this year’s scariest horror show about arranged marriages”. And on social media, […]
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Netflix’s new show, Indian Matchmaking is regressive, but not more than the patriarchy that governs the rules of marriage. One critic calls it “this year’s scariest horror show about arranged marriages”. And on social media, there is a raging storm over sexism, casteism, colourism and a range of other isms. As Netflix’s eight-episode reality show, Indian Matchmaking kicks off,
Gendered language is not just an annoyance. It can harm Facebook’s 71 gender options, including the two-spirit person, are a stretch. But “they”, used by singular non-binary gender identity people, was Merriam-Webster’s word of 2019 and India has recognised “other” as an official gender since 2014(Shutterstock) Last week, my friend Kanta Singh took issue with
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