@ttpdblackdog@sonalishelar Customary rites and ceremonies are an essential criteria of solemnization of HM. Saptapadi is only essential when it's part of that customary rite.
Even if there's no registration, a marriage is valid if performed as per customary rites of either party.
@dauphine1618@sonalishelar It's my anecdotal observation. If you try to access and check out the UI, unless you don't know what you're looking for, you will register under SMA.
Since marriage registration is mostly done by lawyers on behalf, they choose SMA and be done.
I don't think I have it in me to survive another Imtiaz Ali movie, Dawg 💀.
Maybe it's some kind of love I never had, fumbled, didn't get enough of, or maybe my avoidant attachment can never get.
Having said that, I will watch Awarapan 2 this weekend 🥳.
@ttpdblackdog@sonalishelar Saat phera/ saptapadi is only necessary if it's part of the custom of either partner. For registration under HMA, both individuals must be Hindu. For SMA, however, you can be from any religion, as it's a secular law.
I want girls to grow up knowing this:
Your husband should be your partner, not your financial survival plan.
Normalize girls buying your own homes.
Normalize being financially independent enough to live a decent life without depending on a husband, parents, or anyone else.
Because if your sasural becomes unsafe and your maika says “adjust,” you should be able to go to a home that is yours.
Had he gone after hawkers he would have been accused of trampling on the livelihood of the poor and not having the guts to go after the rich and powerful! You can never win in India. You face doubt, scepticism, jealousy or outright slander- for doing good work. The crooks are celebrated unquestioningly!!😁🤦🏽♀️
As anyone who is/has been in legal practice knows, there is a slavish attitude of veneration towards authority figures (whether judges or snr advocates), which is at least in part because they control people’s career prospects.
A crack in that wall is most welcome.
The President has assented to the #VandeMataram Amendment, passed without discussion in Parliament, which requires the singing of the National Song in full at the start and ending of any official function, in addition to the National Anthem.
As one who greatly respects both, and can sing the first two stanzas of the former (but not the other four, which were never required till now) as well as the entire anthem, i would like to point to just one practical consideration our zealots appear to have overlooked: human nature.
"Jana Gana Mana" requires audiences to stand respectfully and focus their attention for a reasonable 52 seconds. The National Song in full takes 3 minutes and 10 seconds. Tamil Nadu has just decided that both will be preceded by the State Song in Tamil for another 2 minutes. Do we really expect audiences to stand still and respectfully for six minutes before and after every function, a total of 12 extra minutes? Can respect and patience be legislated?
I fear that the intent of the Bill, to promote greater respect for the National Song , will not be achieved, but its opposite may well be....
EXPOSED: The document the Government tried hard to erase.
On July 28, 2026, SIAM officially warned the Union Govt that Excessive chloride in E20 petrol is actively damaging your vehicles.
Instead of protecting your hard earned money & your vehicles the govt went after news articles that reported on this SIAM letter.
DOWNLOAD & SAVE THIS LETTER NOW before it gets pulled down again.
To every politician across party lines: Stand up for the citizens of India today, or admit you don't serve them.
Team Bharat accepts full responsibility for releasing this suppressed letter. We do not fear the consequences. The truth belongs to the public.
Jai Hind 🇮🇳
Tehseen Poonawalla | Founder, Team Bharat