The Kayastha Community: Tradition and Modernity in Matrimonial Practices

1. Search Write Sign in Sign up To make Medium work, we log user data. By using Medium, you agree to our Privacy Policy, including cookie policy. The Kayastha Community: Tradition and Modernity in Matrimonial Practices Priyanshurajput · Follow 2 min read · 4 hours ago The Kayastha community, associated with writing and clerical jobs, is also quite different from the other communities in the sphere of matrimonial ads. The Kayasthas are traditionally described as having originated in historical epochs and are mainly distributed in the northern areas of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal. This community especially prides itself in education and professionalism and as such their choices of spouses usually reflect these two aspects. Kayastha community marriages sometimes also focus on factors that are within the community; about financial status, educational level, and career fulfillment. In the matrimonial context, the Kayastha community prefers brides /Grooms who are educated and have respectable employment. This is in line with their previous function as the educated bureaucracy that is still evident from present-day (values) that associate a lot of importance to education and career mobility. Couples-to-be are supposed to have a graduate degree at least and families look for the opposite partner where they are employed sustainably in either government sectors or academia or corporate sectors. Similarly, some family values and traditions are also considered in Kayastha marriage. The people of the Kayastha community put a lot of importance on a culture where none of the functions such as wedding excludes social and cultural practices. This practice is about marriages arranged by families with help from the elderly. Family and social norms which include factors such as compatibility in terms of culture and beliefs, family type, and even sub-cast considerations are fundamental in the choice of a suitable partner. Parents and other family members who are close to the potential partners may be consulted as a way of seeking their blessings for the proposed marriage. Even today, Global influences have touched the aspect of the Kayastha Community in matters relating to marriage. Today, most marriages are still arranged, but there is a trend of love and marriages also, and there is a change in the young generation that is more open-minded than before. Social networks and websites that are exclusively dedicated to matrimonial services are becoming popular places to search for spouses, as they combine conservative approaches to marriage with the comfort of contemporary technologies. Kayastha Matrimony Written by Priyanshurajput Follow 0 Followers More from Priyanshurajput Priyanshurajput Priyanshurajput “The Kayastha Community: Tradition and Progress” Marriage or matrimonial is a vital part of the Kayastha community which is regarded for it… “Finding a Perfect Match: The Unique World of IAS Matrimonial” IAS matrimonial means a process of alliance for marriage, specifically those people who… Jul 2 1d ago Priyanshurajput Priyanshurajput “Tradition and Modernity: The Essence of Kayastha Matrimony” Kayastha matrimony is a significant aspect of the Kayastha community, known for its rich… “Tradition and Sacred Unity: Exploring Hindu Marriage” Hindu marriage procedures includes lots of rites and ceremonies, though they may differ… 6d ago Jul 11 See all from Priyanshurajput Recommended from Medium Alexander Nguyen in Level Up Coding Peter D'Autry in The Quantastic Journal The resume that got a software engineer a $300,000 job at Google. 1-page. Well-formatted. Why Computers Can’t Be Conscious The limits of Science, Arguments from Philosophy Jun 1 13.6K 201 Jul 3 1.8K 81 Lists Staff Picks 690 stories · 1145 saves Stories to Help You Level-Up at Work 19 stories · 696 saves Self-Improvement 101 20 stories · 2342 saves Productivity 101 20 stories · 2066 saves Samantha-Kun in ILLUMINATION John Gorman I Slept With All Kinds Of Men For 3 Years And that's what I learned about them Stop Wasting Your Time A Simple Framework for Making Better Decisions Jul 3 3.5K 135 Jun 4 17.4K 317 Be part of a better internet. Get 20% off membership for a limited time. Karolina Kozmana Rui Alves in Simply Wild Common side effects of not drinking By rejecting alcohol, you reject something very human, an extra limb that we have… Free When Was the Last Time You Saw a Firefly? This is the question we’ve been asking ourselves here in Portugal Membership Get 20% off Jan 21 41K 1086 5d ago 2.3K 60 Distraction-free reading. No ads. Read member-only stories Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights. Support writers you read most Earn money for your writing Tell your story. Find your audience. See more recommendations Listen to audio narrations Read offline with the Medium app Sign up for free Try for $5 $4/month Help Status About Careers Press Blog Privacy Terms Text to speech Teams