Eight-year-old Zakura dreams of becoming a doctor one day. But that may never happen if she’s sold as a child bride in exchange for a flock of 50 sheep. It’s a fate the girl’s father, Arafat, hopes ...

Experience the music, sacred shrines and tribal ceremonies of Morocco on a 12-day tour that visits Casablanca, Fez and Marrakesh. Participants meet tribal musicians and drummers playing Gnawa, Issawa ...

Marriage patterns are changing among the tribal Gujjars and Bakerwals in Jammu and Kashmir. The two tribal communities now prefer marriages that are simple and less expensive; and the customs of ...

Chhota Udepur (Gujarat) [India], May 26 (ANI): Tribals in villages here follow an unusual tradition- marriages take place without the groom's physical presence. "This practice is followed in three ...

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat took part in a mass wedding event held in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Wednesday on Wednesday -- on the occasion of auspicious Akshaya Tritiya.

BHOPAL: A tribal groom wearing a 'sherwani' at his wedding led to a dispute between his and the bride's family in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, following which people from the two sides allegedly ...

An estimate shows that at least 150 agents are currently thriving on bride trading in Gujarat. AHMEDABAD: A few days ago a Tata Sumo, loaded with tribal belles, drove into Chanasma taluka of Patan ...

Kangana Ranaut is back with a bang on the cover page of Harper’s Bazaar Bride. Yes she is sporting a tribal bride look for the bridal season. With the festive season just around the corner, every ...

Tribals across Gujarat are increasingly resentful of their daughters marrying into communities with few girls because of female foeticide. The leaders met in Shamlaji earlier this month and decided to ...

AMID CHANTING of Vedic mantras and singing of marriage songs, 22 poor tribal girls of Naxal-affected areas tied the nuptial knots at Ahraura Mandi Parishad Ground in Mirzapur district on Monday. AMID ...

Dhar (Madhya Pradesh): Wearing a 'Sherwani' instead of the traditional 'kurta-pyjamas' at his own wedding cost a tribal groom heavily as he was bashed by the family and relatives of the bride after ...