Once again the perennially aggravating subject of Indian marriages is in the news at the beebs. The reporter sez
No Indian wedding can even begin without a visit to the astrologer, who for centuries, read the charts and mapped the planetary alignments to pick the best matches.Now, even they have had to adapt.
"Many of my clients have very specific requests," says NS Murthy, one of the city's top astrologers.
"Last year, I saw more than 6,000 horoscopes. My clients want to know about the prospects for the future, their prosperity, happiness, the number of children they'll have, and even their sex life.
Increasingly, he says, parents want to know if their daughter is likely to meet a software engineer or some other similarly prestigious profession.
Hold on a moment while I roll on the floor laughing. Only 'top' fools would ask an astrologer about sex life. It is beyond my means to know why the reporter decided to consult a 'top' astrologer. We all know astrology runs in all the gutters of our befuddled society but that doesn't mean you have to give it legitimacy with choice farts from a 'top' astrologer.
'No Indian marriage can even begin without a visit to the astrologer.." This is galling. We can all agree the reporter is silly, ignorant and loves hyperbole. My marriage began, continued and completed - rather well - without an astrologer. There are thousand like me who won't allow astrological nonsense enter a wonderful occasion. Ask the parents of a bride and they will secretly admit to you that they would rather not deal with astrology. I assure you this as a witness during my unenlightened years: astrology is like a big bag of shit. You don't want to throw it at the fan. Particularly at a fan in the marriage hall. It takes only a few to stand up and whack astrology out of our lives. Now go kick some astro ass.
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Sure, a marriage can get by without an astrologer. But I don't see how one could survive without an "Adoring Husbands Association" or a "Shout Your Love from the Middle of a Cabbage Patch" event.
I thought astrological mismatch was the polite face-saving excuse for refusing a marriage proposal...I am reliably told one can have the result pre-determined by instructing the jyotish appropriately!