Indian Marital Dynamics in Select Novels of Chetan Bhagat: A Multifaceted Study

Abstract

Marriage is the unification of two souls and two families. In India, marriages are done in different traditions according to cultural norms. Different community people follow their way of marriage traditions in India at the time of the ceremony. Even nowadays inter-caste marriages are happening in Indian society. Chetan Bhagat depicts the marriage system in Indian society. He portrays the traditions and customs in the marriage system of Indian society through the works2 States, Half Girlfriend, and One Indian Girl. This paper tries to analyse the conflicts and crucial elements in the Indian marriage system. The dowry is one of the crucial elements in the marriage system in many parts of the nation. In the current scenario, many people support inter-caste marriages apart from their community and religion. In modern society, people interact with various people from other religions and they praise every tradition and norm of a different community.