The Hindu : dated February 01, 1953: Matchmaking through the Paper:

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dated February 01, 1953: Matchmaking through the Paper:

From the Editorials: "The newspaper is gradually assuming the function of the match-maker... In Britain, the big national dailies do not accept marriage ads, but they do appear in over a thousand provincial papers, according to the News Chronicle. Even more striking is the growth of marriage agencies or bureaux. Five big London agencies each arrange two or three marriages a week, their fees varying from the equivalent of Rs. 75 to Rs. 150. The rates are lower for older women. Most men prefer `domesticated' women; civil servants will not wed civil servants, and school-teachers avoid female teachers. More young men are waiting for partners than girls but the News Chronicle writer says that `the 1953 male is a gold digger of the most astonishing frankness.' This looks like the British counterpart of the dowry system in India. British marriage bureaux normally refuse to reveal in advance a woman's capital or income to any prospective husband. In this respect at least, the doctrine of the equality of the sexes is not recognised."

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