Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Divorces rise as taboo falls in urbanizing India

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..."

...and on another note, Elizabeth Hurley claims she is "coping well" with her divorce from Arun Nayer...
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