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Desi Relationships – Arranged Marriages or Love?

By • Sep 9th, 2011 • Category: 24/7 Talk is Cheap - The Blog

“When our parents got married and migrated to America, marriage was a necessity – now it is choice – a choice to live happily – or unhappily – in holy matrimony.
My parents migrated to America so that I would have a better chance at life – to make my own choices and to discover a life and personality that is my own.
I mean, personally, why would I want to go back to tradition, when I am so used to living on my own terms? For me, I have just seen too much to go back and live a life where I haven’t seen enough.”
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The Fail-proof Desi Guide to Relationships

By • Nov 19th, 2010 • Category: 24/7 Talk is Cheap - The Blog

Staying single seems to be the trend for today’s women, writes Monica Marwah. “Most of us are the product of arranged marriages that have taken place two to three decades ago. Our parents migrated from India or other countries to make a life for themselves in America. Each desi kid has grown up with the mantra: study, achieve academic success, get married, have children, pass on your cultural roots and hope for the best…” What happens when you break away and live a life of your own?


Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Balladeer of Immigrant Dreams

By • Jun 5th, 2009 • Category: Books, People

She has put into words what millions of immigrants would find hard to articulate, especially the dilemmas faced by women who move from the confines and traditions of home into the brave new universe outside.