I really wonder why the writers of US TV shows don't do some home work before dwelling into Indian social customs.
First of all the casting is wrong. Where do you get a such light skinned "Madhavan" ? The name suggests that he is a south Indian of Dravidian descent, a naturally darker skinned people. Secondly how do you account for an arranged marriage between a staunchly conservative south Indian to "Sethi", a very definite Punjabi North Indian? I don't say that marriages don't happen between Madhavans and Sethis but definitely not the arranged kind.
Arranged marriages do happen these days. The whole idea is to reduce possible points of conflict due to life style and food habits. In today's times these are with approval of the prospective spouses. The forced kind of marriage does not happen among the educated and well off families. Most certainly not immigrants who are living in the US.
First of all the casting is wrong. Where do you get a such light skinned "Madhavan" ? The name suggests that he is a south Indian of Dravidian descent, a naturally darker skinned people. Secondly how do you account for an arranged marriage between a staunchly conservative south Indian to "Sethi", a very definite Punjabi North Indian? I don't say that marriages don't happen between Madhavans and Sethis but definitely not the arranged kind.
Arranged marriages do happen these days. The whole idea is to reduce possible points of conflict due to life style and food habits. In today's times these are with approval of the prospective spouses. The forced kind of marriage does not happen among the educated and well off families. Most certainly not immigrants who are living in the US.