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.
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.
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