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Modern Brides
- 1985 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- vhs
- Describes two marriages that occurred in Mysore, South India, in 1983, within middle-class Brahman communities. The parents of Vinuta (a secretary) and Lokesh (a technician in a tire factory) arranged an entirely "traditional" marriage, complete with dowry and horoscope-matching. The parents of Geetha (a medical student) and Raghu (a fellow doctor) were informed by the two that they wished to marry each other (ie., to have a "love marriage"). Shows the important ingredients of a "good marriage" including the families' reputations and the willingness of all parties to adjust to the new circumstances.
- Topics: (Anthropology: Cultural, Religions: Eastern, South Asian Studies)
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