Matrimonial

Picture this. The time is Sunday morning in an Indian family. The milk has come. The chai is boiling. And somewhere on the dining table is a parent unfolding the Times of India not to read the headlines, but the…

Open the Times of India any Sunday, and you’ll see it—page after page of matrimonial ads. Hundreds. Sometimes thousands. Each one a family’s hope, a person’s future, a parent’s prayer. Now here’s a million-dollar question: Why would someone stop at…