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How many wives is a Hindu man permitted? |
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Well, the fact actually is, that according to the Hindu scriptures, a hindu can have more than one wife.
It was only in 1954 that the Indian Constitution passed a law, as the Hindu Marraige Act that a hindu can marry only one. Otherwise before that polygamy was allowed,
It was only in 1954 that the Indian Constitution passed a law, as the Hindu Marraige Act that a hindu can marry only one. Otherwise before that polygamy was allowed,
In a survey, there were more hindus with many wives as compared to muslims. Hindus should fight for their right according to hindu scriptures. And practically, there are more females than males, so where would the rest of the females marry. Thousands of females die every year due female foeticide and infanticide, which further decreases the female population.
The female population in India, barring Kerala, is less (I should say seriously less) than the male population. Under the circumstances, polygamy does not make any sense in India. And the so called law prohibits it, which is total fabrication to keep Hindu’s under control., and I reject the Law.
All our Hindu God has more then one wife. Lord Krishna had 8 wifes. And father of Lord Rama had Three.
Let us first try to increase the female population and save the girl child. However, first paragraph is correct.
Marriage to more than one spouse at a time. Although the term may also refer to polyandry (marriage to more than one man), it is often used as a synonym for polygyny (marriage to more than one woman), which appears to have once been common in most of the world and is still found widely in some cultures.
Polygyny seems to offer the husband increased prestige, economic stability, and sexual companionship in cultures where pregnancy and lactation dictate abstinence, while offering the wives a shared labour burden and an institutionalized role where a surplus of unmarried women might otherwise exist.
The polygynous family is often fraught with bickering and sexual jealousy; to preserve harmony, one wife may be accorded seniority, and each wife and her children may have separate living quarters.
Polyandry is relatively rare; in parts of the Himalayas, where brothers may marry a single woman, the practice serves to limit the number of descendants and keep limited land within the household.
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Lord Rama has only one wife, which is Sita Mata.
His father Dasratha was the man with 3 wives.
We should rise above literary meanings of our scriptures and puranas. Lord krishna represents the ultimate Lord. And he had 16008 wives. Whoever sees and devotes to him n wotever form ,he appears to them n same form.
Eg. For Arjuna and Sudhama he was friend.
For Draupadi he became a brother.
For Radha he was lover. Etc.
In the present world polygamy would only add to problem and would be misused by men to discriminate women.
In India ,you are right that Muslims are previlegd .
THATS WHY WE RSS AND HINDU NATIONALISTS ARE DEMANDING A COMMON CIVIL CODE, whereby polygamy would be totally banned.
They have another right , husband can divorce wife by saying ‘TALAQ’ thrice!!
And he doesnt have to luk after wife or kids after that!
Yeah. Legalize polygyny and not just for Hindus.