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S3 E2: Indian Matchmade - The Arranged Marriage Episode

June 08, 2021 • Shabnum Gulati • Season 3 • Episode 2

In this episode Shabnum talks to Supraja Seshadri and Darshi Shah in more of an anecdotal episode on their experiences going through the Arranged Marriage process. Supraja is Tamil and Darshi is Gujarati. They both talk through how the process works generally as well as some spicy, hilarious, and sometimes sad tales of the various dates they've been on and how the process has gone for them. This is a long episode, so feel free to skip to parts you'd find most interesting:
0:00-0:30 - Intros, how the process generally works
0:30-1:20- Various tales of arranged marriage prospects, and the various issues that were highlighted throughout
1:20-1:48 - Story of how Supraja met her husband

Host: Shabnum Gulati
Guests: Supraja Seshadri
Art: Hanifa Abdul Hameed
Music: AnAkkiN on SoundCloud