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Nata Pratha
''Nata pratha'' is an ancient local custom in Rajasthan, whereby a married man can legitimize an affair with a married woman by formally providing financial support for her. See also * Maitri Karar ''Maitri karar'' ( friendship contract) is a traditional contract system of Gujarat, now illegal, that legitimizes a matrimonial-type relationship, most commonly between a married man and his unmarried mistress. It provides for a similar live-i ... References Indian traditions Nata Pratha UPSC {{India-culture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern side, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej- Indus River valley. It is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest. Its geographical location is 23.3 to 30.12 North latitude and 69.30 to 78.17 East longitude, with the Tropic of Cancer passing through its southernmost tip. Its major features include the ruins of the Indus Valley civilisation at Kalibangan and Balathal, the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan's only hill stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maitri Karar
''Maitri karar'' ( friendship contract) is a traditional contract system of Gujarat, now illegal, that legitimizes a matrimonial-type relationship, most commonly between a married man and his unmarried mistress. It provides for a similar live-in relationship to the custom of '' nata pratha'' that is practiced in parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. A ''maitri karar'' is commonly used to circumvent the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, which prohibits bigamy. The contract is drawn up by a Sub-Registrar with his seal of affidavit on a stamp-paper of Rs. 10, signed by both parties with two witnesses. Each contract is customized to the needs of the two parties, and prescribes financial support by the man to his partner. Though it was never legally enforceable, and indeed is now illegal, ''maitri karar'' were meant to provide a degree of security to unmarried woman. [Baidu] |
