Representative photo: PTI CHENNAI: With more than 40,000 young Tamil Brahmin men finding it difficult to find brides within the state, the Tamil Nadu based association for Brahmins has launched a special drive to look for suitable matches from the same community in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
“We have launched a special movement on behalf of our Sangam,” said Thamizhnadu Brahmin Association (Thambraas) president N Narayanan in an open letter published in the association’s monthly Tamil magazine’s November issue.
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Quoting rough estimates, Narayanan said more than 40,000 Tamil Brahmin men, in the age group of 30-40, could not get married as they were unable to find brides within the state.Giving a ballpark figure, he said, “If there are 10 Brahmin boys in the marriageable age group, only six girls are available in Tamil Nadu.”The association chief, in his letter, said coordinators would be appointed in Delhi, Lucknow and Patna to take forward the initiative.Narayanan said a person who can read, write and speak in Hindi would be appointed at the association’s headquarters in the city to perform the coordination role.The Thambraas chief said he is in touch with people in Lucknow and Patna, adding the initiative is practicable.
While several people welcomed the move, there were many who were bemused.An educationist, M Parameswaran said, “Though enough number of Tamil Brahmin girls are not available in the marriageable age group, that is not the one and only reason for boys not being able to find brides.” He wondered why parents of prospective bridegrooms expect cushy weddings.
“Why do parents of boys want marriages to be held in swanky marriage halls? What stops them from conducting marriage in a simple fashion? Why not in a temple or at home?” he asked.
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Parameswaran said the girl’s family has to bear the entire expenditure of conducting the wedding and it is the bane of most communities.”Big, fat weddings have become a status symbol, but are unfortunate.
The community must choose progression and reject retrogression.” he said.
A Ajay, a young man on the lookout for a bride, said, “it is now not uncommon to see Tamil-Telugu Brahmin marriages or weddings between Kannada speaking Madhwas and Tamil speaking Smarthas.Something like this is unimaginable several decades ago.”
A Vaishnavite Tamil Brahmin, who did not want to be named, said, “Years ago, even marriages between Thenkalai and Vadakalai sects in the Iyengar community were impossible.Today, it is happening…this move of the association is welcome.”
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