“It's almost like institutionalized violence in a way, where you are reinforcing the notions of the society in the therapeutic context,” an expert notes.

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The insistence on marrying only fellow Brahmin women, irrespective of the region, shows how caste endogamy still thrives.

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The court directed the government to ensure couples don't face threats or acts of violence.

The ruling is in contrast to an earlier judgment that called live-in relationships “morally and socially unacceptable."

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Consent of the family, community, or clan is not necessary for two consenting adults to get married, SC adds.

The ruling was in response to an interfaith couple's plea that the public notice period would enable interference and harassment.

Framed as economic empowerment initiatives, the schemes just happen to ensure the 'purity' of the upper-caste gene pool.

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The misuse of dowry laws has led to an alarming number of innocent women getting caught up in the criminal justice system.

In a six-month-old Facebook post, the professor had compared mangalsutra-wearing women to "chained dogs."