Love marriages
Well, love or arranged marriages? This has been a topic of discussion for ever. We all love to see understanding couples and their families, it is one of the most beautiful things to see. No wonder it has been praised in literature, in movies, in music and art and in architecture. Love and relationships make the world go around as has always. So, in Bharata Desam in Sanatana Dharmam, this relationship between a man and woman was held the most sacred and it was one of the longest of rituals performed in a person's life. Every varnam developed their particular customs and their rules, with good genes and health predominating along with character and priciples. Money was needed to live a decent life and in fact many chose not to marry their children into wealth, since wealth does not equal health, happiness or progeny. The common man until the previous generations chose to marry within their same Varnam, so it was easier for the couples to adjust, family skills are passed on. For eg....