Marriage Anthropology and Psychology in Indian Context |
Marriage Type |
Within Gotra Marriage |
Out of Gotra but within caste Marriage |
Inter-caste/Inter-religion marriage |
Surrogacy |
Right - Conservative |
Central - Principle |
Left - Liberal |
Purpose |
To keep the woman in maximum emotional and bound controls |
Gender equality consideration on respect but limited boundations on choice |
Grand public opinion formation by being individual |
Approach |
Pro-active approach to keep the indirect psychological control on woman empire |
Lead modern life by conserving the traditional values. |
Society of individuals |
Negative |
Only girl is to be adopted to avoid the « Same Gotra Clash », never seen a boy adopted to sacrifice his gotra. (Threats of property inheritance rights for a male in a patriarchal society might be reason)
Mother Gotra has no respect/consideration, only father’s prevail.
Most patriarchal Moderate Divorce Cases
Moderate Honor Killing |
No same gotra marriage
Moderate Honor killing
Patriarchal mindset
Bottom divorce cases |
Generally seen as no cultural or social affinity, no responsiveness on social fabric maintenance.
Often found socially deprived or limited to circle of certainty.
Highest suicide cases
Highest divorce cases |
Frequency |
Lowest cases of inter-caste marriages, especially in top to bottom social standard approach |
Love marriages are found at village level even but hesitance of going top to bottom on social standards found here too |
Highest but often ended with struggling throughout life. |
Positive |
Love birds within gotra can practice the married life but girl only (as seen till date) has to adopt the gotra of other close relative via adoption. |
Concept is based on gender equality, gotras of both male and female are given equal consideration and respect. Respect was even extended to gotras of grand-mothers in ancient times. |
No patriarchal more liberal and friendly approach to kids but with in world of cubical thoughts |
Threat |
Seize the chances for girl opting for out of caste marriage by opening with in gotra option for her. |
To avoid medical conspiracies, post-birth ill health impacts |
Access to public loudness, no big friend circle. |
Castes/groups |
Business and Artist |
Priest, Agriculture and Skilled Labor |
Mixture of exceptions across groups |
Claim |
To protect busienss and property (Business).
Complexion of being the most opened and advanced (artist). |
The flag bearers and preserves of religion (priests).
Customs and values should be respected (Agriculture and Skilled Labor). |
Every individual should live by choice but in practical and at the stage of maturity no such relieving ever seen. |
Blame |
Biggest spoiler of the community as a whole. |
Dictats of medieval thoughts. |
Biggest threat to social fabric |
Combination |
घुन्नयाँ नैं खो दिये गाम |
उत्तां के नाम बदनाम |
बाकी सारा कोहराम |
Author finds that none of the method is bad or good; rather it is just the matter of your own understanding and choice but a proper knowledge transfer and extension of thoughts is a must to get the new age children decide and choose the best of their understanding and capability.
Analysis is made on general social perception and agreement without keeping any personal intentions or inclination toward one species of above. As fact as of this presenatation, reader may come with different opinion on this presentation, which I also feel necessity of, so readers may help us in presenting it more sophistically with their views on it.