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Who pops the question of the lifetime-man or woman? Until now it was the male’s prerogative but today with women being more liberated and independent they are also asserting themselves. Often women take the lead to ask the inevitable question. It has not always been easy for the man to ask a woman of his dreams to marry her. So often he has been rejected. Today’s male is relieved that women also show an inclination to propose. Few men fear that a woman asking may sound aggressive or dominating while proposing. How and when the question pops up depends on the relationship.

Centuries ago the ideal Indian woman (or ideal man for that matter!) was identified only after he/she attained the sixteen virtues listed in the Vedic texts. Solah Shringar defined Indian beauty at the time of marriage that would be timeless and not restricted to a one-year reign! But the concept underwent changes to suit human perceptions. Lost in the antiquity of time is a concept of the original Indian beauty. It’s so much different from the beauty pageants in vogue today, which are now reduced to yearly Miss India and Miss Universe contests.