Divorces rise as taboo falls in urbanizing India - FoxNews.com
With 8-9% GDP growth, and fast urbanization and westernization, would this be far behind? According to the article, the number of divorce courts in Delhi has gone up from 2 to 16 in the last two decades...
"Hindus, who form nearly 80 percent of the country's population, can seek divorce for adultery, insanity, abuse, impotence, desertion or the uniquely Indian grounds that their spouse is a leper or "renounced the world" to enter a religious order. A divorce by mutual consent requires a cooling-off period of six months..."
With 8-9% GDP growth, and fast urbanization and westernization, would this be far behind? According to the article, the number of divorce courts in Delhi has gone up from 2 to 16 in the last two decades...
"Hindus, who form nearly 80 percent of the country's population, can seek divorce for adultery, insanity, abuse, impotence, desertion or the uniquely Indian grounds that their spouse is a leper or "renounced the world" to enter a religious order. A divorce by mutual consent requires a cooling-off period of six months..."
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