BharatMatrimony, an online matrimony portal, recently conducted a survey on “Women and Marriage” in selected Indian cities. The results, considering that 1,058 women between the ages of 20 and 30 were surveyed, reveal a combination of deeply traditional beliefs and modernistic practices.
- 49% prefer arranged marriage
- 59% consider the parents’ decisions the most important factor in a marriage.
- 27% prefer to sacrifice their career or marriage
- 71% pick the age range of 21-24 as the ideal age for marriage
- 75% of the women say they will refer online matrimony to others
- 46% consider this an ideal platform that helps one access profiles on their own time and convenience
I wonder what the survey results would look like if women in towns and villages were surveyed. Likely we would see an even higher percentage favoring arranged marriage, the role of parents, foregoing a career, and the ideal age range being the same or lower. As TV is finally coming into some village homes (a politician promised a TV if you voted for him), the much lower access to the Internet would indicate less familiarity with the concept of online marriage portals and thus its acceptance. I would like to know if there was data gathered specifically for groups such as; those who were university educated outside India, those with advanced degrees, IT and engineering professionals, doctors & lawyers.
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