Rishta
A marriage proposal or prospective match, and the word for the relationship between the two families.
A rishta ("relationship") is the match itself — a family "brings a rishta" or "looks at a rishta". It carries the sense that a marriage joins two families, not two people, and the first rishta conversation is traditionally between parents or an intermediary.
On a platform, the rishta stage is the interest, the family circle's shortlist and the first family call, before contact details are exchanged.
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What does Rishta mean?
A marriage proposal or prospective match, and the word for the relationship between the two families.
Why does Rishta come up in matchmaking?
On a platform, the rishta stage is the interest, the family circle's shortlist and the first family call, before contact details are exchanged.
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