Divorce Rate in India on the Rise

In a recent article in the International Herald Tribune, records indicate that the divorce rate in India is well on the rise. Few societies on earth take marriage more seriously than this one. Marriage comes early, sometimes even in youth, and is cemented by illegal dowries. Opulent weddings swallow life savings. So venerated is marriage that when bruised, beaten wives flee to their parents' homes for sanctuary, they are often turned back, implored to make it work.