Guides for families

Practical, honest answers to the questions families ask when looking for a match - written by the MilanKnot team.

• Arranged marriage in India today: how it works
  How arranged marriage works in India today - from the biodata and the first family meeting to the couple deciding together. A practical guide for families and for the bride and groom.
• Love marriage with your family's blessing
  You have found the person you want to marry. How to talk to your parents about a love marriage, handle their worries, and bring both families together - practical, respectful steps.
• Intercaste marriage in India: family, society and the law
  A practical guide to intercaste marriage in India: talking to your family, what the law says under the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, registration, and your safety.
• Interfaith marriage in India
  Marrying someone of another religion in India: the Special Marriage Act step by step, what changes and what does not, talking to both families, and planning faith and festivals together.
• NRI matrimony: finding a match abroad
  Looking for an NRI bride or groom, or an Indian family abroad looking for a match? How to search, what to check, the questions to ask, and how to keep the process safe.
• Second marriage: for divorced and widowed people
  Finding a partner again after divorce or the loss of a spouse: honest profiles, talking to children and family, the legal points to check, and how to search with dignity.
• Marriage biodata: format and what to include
  How to write a marriage biodata: the sections families expect, what to include and leave out, photo tips, privacy, and a free way to make a clean one-page biodata PDF.
• Kundli matching and guna milan, explained
  What kundli matching (Ashtakoot guna milan) actually measures: the eight kootas and their 36 points, what a score means, the Nadi and Bhakoot doshas, and how to use it sensibly.
• Manglik dosha: what it really means
  What being manglik (mangal dosha) means in a horoscope, how it is worked out, the traditional remedies and cancellations, and how families decide - calmly.
• Questions to ask before marriage
  The questions to ask a prospective partner before marriage - about life plans, career, money, family, children, faith and habits - and how to ask them without it feeling like an interview.
• The first meeting with a prospective match
  How to prepare for the first meeting in an arranged marriage - video call or in person, with or without family: what to talk about, what to avoid, and staying safe.
• Dowry is illegal: what every family should know
  The Dowry Prohibition Act explained: what counts as dowry, the penalties for giving, taking and demanding it, the difference between dowry and gifts, and what to do if dowry is demanded.
• Staying safe on matrimony sites and apps
  The common matrimony scams in India - fake NRI profiles, the customs-gift trick, emergencies and investment offers - the warning signs, and what to do if it happens to you.
• Matrimony app or dating app?
  The honest differences between matrimony apps and dating apps in India - intent, family involvement, profiles, privacy and pace - and how to choose the right one for you.

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