If you thought matrimonial ads still started off with the ‘Wanted tall, dark and handsome boy’, Ram Sadhe, who runs Glory Matchmakers in Mumbai, will steer you into the present. Deepika Godiawala, 71, who runs a marriage bureau, Parichay in Ahmedabad, says that traditional matchmakers are opening up their horizons to accommodate a wider demographic. “It’s mostly parents who bring their children to matchmakers, because most kids are headstrong about finding their own partners,” says Jasmine. “Such bonds can’t be made through online matrimonial sites.”Mumbai’s Aarti Chabbria, 65, has been getting Sindhi boys and girls married for the last 31 years. We hit it off in two weeks, got married in January this year and are happily settled in Stuttgart, Germany.”

Source: Hindustan Times October 07, 2017 17:14 UTC