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       You must have wondered how do a chain with a locket could have any specialty in it ? And moreover what difference it really makes when you wear it or not. Seems quite backward that we have to wear something that symbolizes that you are married, but did you Mangal Sutra is more than that? Let's find out everything we need to know about 'Mangal Sutra' of Hindu Culture in out ongoing series 'INSIGHTS'. Need Of Marriage      Let’s first understand why we actually need marriage. Think about the time when you were young before your teenager life- you were fine by yourself and your body, by playing around with your friends and family. On that time, body was just an object, an instrument for you to perform activities. It wasn’t overpowering you in any way, but as soon as you come into life of teenage. Everything changed, you started to see, feel and understand things in different way. You were that carefree child that had body as an object for his dai...

You must have seen your mom, sister, grandmother adorned with Red adhesive Bindi on their forehead almost everyday. Even in markets, boutiques in India and every possible pace where Indian women would find it to buy, but have you wondered how it all started, carried and why is it even necessary for married women to have red Kumkum symbolized as Bindi these days. Let's find out everything we need to know about Bindi in our new series INSIGHT. Symbolism in Society ·       Red is vibrant color out of all colors. Suppose if you are in the forest, which is full of greens but I bet you can easily spot the red blossoming flower or red fruits on the tree or anything that is red because red is most vibrant of all. So, it was easily spot-able. Thus, if a women wearing a red Kumkum or should we say Bindi on her head, it means she is married and un-approachable. It was social symbolization of who’s who and that’s why only unmarried women were not supposed to wear Red Kumkum...