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| ‘Get a Govt job to tie the nuptial knot' | | KU survey's advise to prospective brides | |
Early TImes Report
Jammu, Aug 26: If a survey conducted by Kashmir University's Sociology Department is any indicator then all the prospective brides have a reason to worry. They must get government job for enhancing their chances of timely marriage. This is what the survey suggests. Umaira who works in a private firm was rejected five times. All the boys who came to see her were interested in a girl with a government job. Umaira will enter the 36th autumn of her life next month. And by local standards, her marriage is already late by 14 years. Umaira is not the only girl in dilemma in conflict torn Kashmir. There are many others and the problem has now assumed alarming proportions. According to unofficial estimates, thousands of boys and girls have crossed the marriageable age in Srinagar alone. The above mentioned survey says that the average age where a human being must get married have increased from 24 to 32 years. During the survey 1,500 respondents were interviewed. Sixty four percent of them revealed that late marriages adversely affected the pre-marital behavior of the youth. "Since sex is a biological need, the youth want to satisfy themselves through any means." One hundred and eighty respondents agreed that it was difficult to control biological needs. The `unfortunate' trend has led to extra-marital relationships. Professor Bashir Ahmad Dabla ascribes many reasons including poverty, unemployment and the two decades of conflict for the phenomenon According to him, late marriage has devastating consequences like psychiatric problems, suicides, drug addiction, pre- and extra-marital affairs, sex scandals and a spurt in divorces. He said that the trend had a serious bearing on the demographic composition of the Valley. Another social scientist said the number of single men and women in Kashmir had gone up to 65 per cent. According to her, they comprise 45 per cent females and 20 per cent males. |
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