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The Pillars of Marriage: The First Pillar – Love
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Published 14th Apr, 2021 | Last Updated 15th Dec, 2023The Pillars of Marriage: The First Pillar – Love
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Published 22nd Mar, 2021 | Last Updated 15th Dec, 2023Like any parent in this universe you want to give your children the sun, the moon and the stars. When my older daughter started dating a man at the age of 25, I was happy to see her happy, thinking she will date for a few years, figure out what she wants, find happiness, and […]
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Published 15th Mar, 2021 | Last Updated 15th Dec, 2023Who remembers the song “Brown girl in the ring” by Boney M? I sang it through my childhood, but cannot even imagine the reaction to the record playing in a public place today, especially since the next few lines describe her as a “sugar in a plum”!! “Plum, Plum!!” I had to write in the […]
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Published 4th Nov, 2020 | Last Updated 15th Dec, 2023The groom says, ‘We are now husband and wife, and are one. You are mine and I am yours for eternity.’ The bride accepts and says ‘I am now your wife. We will love, honour and cherish each other forever.’ Can I actually belong to someone? And that too for eternity? As childish as that […]
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Published 3rd Oct, 2020 | Last Updated 15th Dec, 2023During the Sixth Vow, the Groom asks his bride, ‘Now that you have taken six steps with me, you have filled my heart with immense happiness. Will you fill my heart with happiness like this forever?’ The Bride promises, ‘I will always be by your side’. Fifteen years on I have realised that these seven Hindu […]
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Published 5th Sep, 2020 | Last Updated 15th Dec, 2023The groom says, “You are my best friend, and staunchest well-wisher. You have come into my life, enriching it.” To this the bride says, “I promise to love and cherish you for as long as I live. Your happiness is my happiness, and your sorrow is my sorrow. I will trust and honour you and […]
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Published 20th Aug, 2020 | Last Updated 15th Dec, 2023The groom thanks the bride: “You have brought sacredness into my life, and have completed me. May we be blessed with noble and obedient children”. The bride swears to serve and please the groom to the best of her abilities. ‘I will shower you with joy. I will strive to please you in every way […]
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Published 20th Jul, 2020 | Last Updated 15th Dec, 2023The chant for the groom, “May we grow wealthy and prosperous and strive for the education of our children, and may they live long.” The bride promises, “I will love you for the rest of my life, as you are my husband. Every other man in my life will be secondary. I vow to remain […]
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Published 10th Jul, 2020 | Last Updated 15th Dec, 2023The groom says, “Together we will protect our house and children.” The bride promises, “I will be by your side as your courage and strength. I will rejoice in our happiness, and you will love me and me alone”. I was watching “The Sky is Pink” with my husband a few nights ago. It was […]
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Published 1st Jul, 2020 | Last Updated 15th Dec, 2023The groom says “I will cherish you, provide for you, be responsible for your happiness and welfare, and for children still to come.” The bride complies in return, I will take care of our home and our household, I will provide nourishment and be fiscally prudent. It was an enchanting idea, writing about the seven […]