Marriage- a transient concept

Marriage is basically union of couple decided to live together. Marriage broadly establishes inter-family relationships. It puts certain Moral obligations on partner's autonomy like restricted sexual orientation.
Marriage in Hindu family is considered as biggest festival because it occurs only once in lifetime. A lot of ceremonies are performed which proceeds like a journey from first meeting of families to last ceremony. Assembly of lots of people advocates the beautiful moments of the couple and gives blessings. Almost three generations of people enjoys the joyful events where children learn our culture from elders. Institution of marriage has changed significantly in last some decades in India  which are both productive and counterproductive.

Changes over the years in marriage are-

1. Love marriages are gaining pace in India which is actually necessary in autonomy loving youth.
2. New ceremonies like sangeet(music) inculcated due to Bollywood masala movies impact.
3. Attendance have become more important than enjoying ceremonies.
4. People started seeing marriage as events rather than sacred rituals.
5. Event managers came up in place of cooperation in family members for managing marriage. People look to enjoy more than helping in management.
6. People thinks it as time waste of 6-7 days now days, rather than taking it as mind refreshing period.
7. People have forgotten meaning of vows(Christians), fera(Hindu)...
8. Marriages became businesses in various terms like for caterers, even sometimes marriages fixed for corporate advantages.
9. Destination weddings have changed the ancient meaning of the institution as lot of community people lived with you skips the marriage so ultimate aim of Hindu marriages missing.
10. People wish for small attendance in marriage but thats not Indian culture. Vedas mention attendance binds the people together and put more responsibility on couple to carry on in life at adversity.
11. Kanyadaan is most skeptical term. It is actually not played by father but by whole attending community.
12. Child marriage proportion significantly decreased in India.
13. Dowry system significantly decreased but still prevalent in many forms. In U.P, Bihar openly asked, in Rajasthan given as money and households things and in south as gold.
14. Couple are becoming just permanent room partners.

My views on marriage are based on Gandhian ideology. Gandhi considered loyalty, truth and acceptance as main factors in marriage be it love or arrange marriage. On ancient cultural ceremonies I personally believe these are fundamental duty under article 51-A of constitution to value and preserve rich heritage of the country's composite culture. Rational following of culture is need of time , we should ask ourselves "why should we wear suits in tropical country like India?", "why marriage in private when we can have blessing of all?" Lastly growing plant by every couple like ceremonies need to be inculcated along with perpetual ceremonies, this would be our gift to coming generation.