HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Detailed explanation-1: -While that might well be true, the vast majority of Indians still have arranged marriages. In a 2018 survey of more than 160, 000 households, 93% of married Indians said that theirs was an arranged marriage.
Detailed explanation-2: -Arranged marriage is a tradition in the societies of the Indian subcontinent, and continue to account for an overwhelming majority of marriages in the Indian subcontinent.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is estimated that over 50 percent of marriages around the world are arranged, and approximately 20 million arranged marriages exist today.
Detailed explanation-4: -We conclude that the practice of arranged marriage is shifting, rather than declining.
Detailed explanation-5: -India celebrates about 10 million weddings per year, of which about 80% are Hindu weddings.