Personal Stories

This sub-category is like a personal blog for writers. Writings primarily based in personal experience are part of this.

When would Indian grooms stop looking for ‘Homely girls’?

When would Indian grooms stop looking for ‘Homely girls’?

I first heard this term ‘homely girl’ in 2002, when my friend Ritu got married. She was only 23 then. Her sister’s brother-in-law liked her very much and so proposed her for the marriage. After completing her bachelor’s, Ritu was married off to that guy. Later I came to know that the person liked her,…