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Sociology

Caste and Class in South Asian Marriage Markets

Quick fact

Despite India's rapid economic growth and rising inter-caste marriage rates (rising from about 5-6% in 2011 to over 11% in recent years), over 89% of Indian marriages are still within the same caste, showing that class has not eroded caste as a primary filter.

Why this is interesting

Imagine a marriage advertisement that demands a 'fair, tall, homely girl' but also a 'well-settled engineer with own flat'—why must both caste and class be negotiated at once?