marriage system prevalent in sikhs
wahe guru ji ka khalsa wahe guru ji ki fateh
i wanted to share my ideas on the marriage system prevalent in sikhs.well all i can say is that it is nothing more than a vulgar display of wealth by the rich .The example set by a few who can afford to spend is then followed obediently by the common.where is the need for spending so much when there are a lot of people in our society who can't get even two square meals a day.agreed that marriage is a important event in the life of a individual .but why do we have to create a show and have a gathering of about 200-300 people when most of the people come just to eat the food(including me when the relation is very distant) without having to do anything with your getting married or not.what we can have in place for this is that only near family members who can understand the importance of the event in our life should come to marriage ceremony .marriage ceremony can be accompanied by a party for the family members.If the bride or groom's family are rich enough so that they want to spend some money ,it can be denoted to charitable causes such as pingalwara or orphanage and let the less fortunate also enjoy their life.Or they can spend the money in any creative way without looking vulgar.
well one thing which we should appreciate in namdharis is their institution of marriage and learn from them a lesson or two in this respect .they do a very simple marriage which is neither a burden on girl's family nor on boy's family.
what are your views on it.do write me a mail.

Ramneek Maan Singh
ramneekm@gmail.com