10-03-2006, 11:15 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->But only in India, you find people advertising their castes in newspapers! Don't you at all find that weird?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In the US, people advertise their racial characteristics and preferences in dating advertisements. You can see these by googling the following "SWM SBM SAF" without the quotes.
As for "only in India", most Hindus are really not "mere" Hindus, but also belong to certain Hindu communities. Traditionally, Hindus find their spouses within their own communities. This is called endogamy. But endogamy by itself, is not necessarily a bad thing. it is one way to preserve the store of knowledge and tradition, over multiple generations of people, who have a stake in that tradition.
In the US, people advertise their racial characteristics and preferences in dating advertisements. You can see these by googling the following "SWM SBM SAF" without the quotes.
As for "only in India", most Hindus are really not "mere" Hindus, but also belong to certain Hindu communities. Traditionally, Hindus find their spouses within their own communities. This is called endogamy. But endogamy by itself, is not necessarily a bad thing. it is one way to preserve the store of knowledge and tradition, over multiple generations of people, who have a stake in that tradition.