Indian Matchmaking: A Case Study in Cultural Infantilization

“If the spirits are not aligned, then there is nothing I can do. I am only here to carry out God’s work.”

This, along with a number of other meme-friendly one-liners from Mumbai-based matchmaker Sima Taparia, has marked Indian Matchmaking as must-see quarantine TV.

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Indian Matchmaking: A Case Study in Cultural Infantilization

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