Will Inter-Caste Marriages Bridge the Division Prevalent in Society?


As much as we claim that India is a democratic country, our decisions are governed by various factors, and they are not actually helping us in any way.

In 2014, around five cases of honour killings were reported from a single state in India, Kerala, where couples were mercilessly killed because they chose to marry someone from a different caste.

This caste system has sadly established strong roots in the Indian society, and there's actually no one to be blamed for it. Historically, it is believed that the caste system started when the Aryans came to India but do we really need it today?

There is a big divide between people of varied castes; we fight with each other, we blame the members and preachers of the other castes if any mishap occurs and there's just no end to it.

As an Indian citizen, I don't think our brothers and sisters deserve to die just because they think that a person from different caste is more compatible and worthy enough to spend a lifetime with.


What actually happens in an inter-caste love marriage?


As per the sabhya people of the nation, inter-caste love marriage is a threat to the society. According to the Indian Human Development survey, which covers over 42,000 households, only 5% (approximately) respondents married a person from a different caste. Here, I would like to mention that India is a nation that accounts to at least 1000 honour killings every year.

'Caste no bar', an interesting article by The Hindu.



The article provides an insight into the survey done by Amit Ahuja, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California- Santa Barbara, and Susan L. Ostermann, a PhD candidate.

It stated that in the urban areas, a significant proportion of middle-class participants and their families are willing to consider crossing caste marriages but their SE (socio-economic) status doesn't allow it.

In fact, the survey also suggested that people who search for partners on matrimonial websites do not prefer a partner from their own caste.


Some of the greatest examples of successful inter-caste marriages.



These famous people who are 'couple goals' for us are the PERFECT example to state that inter-caste marriages can sustain and are as healthy as a marriage that happens with a person from the same caste, we just have to upgrade our mentality.

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