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Dive into the fascinating world of tribal wedding customs and rituals, exploring ancient practices that shaped communities and the modern influences reshaping traditions. From Garo abductions to changing attire choices, discover the evolution of tribal marriages. Learn how influences from modern education, laws, religion, and media are impacting unique customs and shaping the future of tribal weddings. Explore the vanishing traditions like chawarisikka and Gad-Gadheda, and understand the societal shifts towards homogeneity in recent decades. Join us on a journey through time and culture as we unravel the complexities of tribal weddings in India.  Website: https://www.outlookindia.com/culture-society/the-runaway-groom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Outlookindia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outlookindia/ X: https://twitter.com/Outlookindia Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaNrF3v0AgWLA6OnJH0R Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutlookMagazine Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/outlookindia  #Wedding #TribalWedding #Adivasis

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00:00 Outlook brings to you excerpts from its latest issue titled

00:04 Outrageous, Outlandish, Ostentatious

00:08 that looks at the widening chasm in Indian weddings.

00:12 While Dalit grooms are attacked for riding a horse to the bride's house,

00:16 then there are top Bollywood stars dancing to the tune of big business.

00:21 The Runaway Groom by Snigdhendu Bhattacharya from Outlook

00:25 Tribal communities in the country have had interesting and unique wedding customs,

00:31 but most have gone extinct with time.

00:34 More than a century ago, in a court in Tura, in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya,

00:40 a Garo tribal man filed a petition seeking compensation from his prospective father-in-law.

00:46 According to Garo customs of the time, when a local woman finalizes a man for marriage,

00:52 her uncles and brothers would abduct him.

00:55 It was expected that the man would resist fiercely, yell and try to escape.

01:00 This resistance was seen as a sign that he would be a strong and prosperous husband.

01:06 If he offered little or weak resistance, it would not impress the woman's family.

01:11 The man followed the tradition by resisting abduction,

01:14 but was eventually confined to the prospective bride's home.

01:18 Tradition also dictated he should attempt to escape, which he did.

01:22 If caught, he'd be brought back.

01:25 However, a second escape would signal his unwillingness to marry,

01:29 leading to the proposal being called off.

01:32 In this case, after the groom-elect escaped from confinement at the bride's place,

01:38 no one searched for him.

01:40 The girl married another man who, according to major playfair then-Deputy Commissioner

01:45 of Eastern Bengal and Assam, was less strict in his ideas of Garo etiquettes.

01:51 Feeling insulted, the original groom-elect petitioned the court,

01:55 as recounted in Playfair's 1909 book, The Garos.

02:00 In Garo society, property is inherited by women.

02:05 One can, therefore, understand why the wedding ball

02:08 starts rolling after the girl or woman identifies a prospective groom.

02:13 It was believed that the whole process spanned a few days to weeks,

02:18 giving the man sufficient time to decide.

02:21 For this and more, read the latest issue of Outlook.

Outlook Podcast | Tribal Wedding Customs: Ancient Practices and Modern Influence

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