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Matrimony and the rishtaArranged marriage
A marriage in which the families find and vet the match; the couple decides.
In the arranged marriage most Indian families practise now, parents or relatives find candidates — through family, community or a platform — vet them for background and compatibility, and the two people meet, talk and decide. The "arranged" part is the search; the choice is theirs.
Platforms have changed who does the searching more than anything else: a son or daughter can build the shortlist and the family can follow it, which is what TrueSaath's family circle is for.
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What does Arranged marriage mean?
A marriage in which the families find and vet the match; the couple decides.
Why does Arranged marriage come up in matchmaking?
Platforms have changed who does the searching more than anything else: a son or daughter can build the shortlist and the family can follow it, which is what TrueSaath's family circle is for.
Compatibility figures are the classical Guna Milan as computed by TrueSaath's free calculator and are offered as a reference, not as advice. Community and place pages describe how TrueSaath works; any member count shown is live and rounded, never a claim.