Polygamy in India | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-16

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Polygamy in India


00:01:00 1 Legal developments
00:01:49 2 Muslim Polygamy
00:03:55 3 Hindu Polygamy in modern India
00:06:08 4 Conversion for the purpose of Polygamous Marriage
00:06:52 5 Christian Polygamy
00:07:22 6 Fraudulent Marriages
00:07:41 7 See also



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Polygamy in India is outlawed. While polygamy was not prohibited in Ancient India and it was common among aristocrats and emperors, it is believed that it was not a major cultural practice. The lack of prohibition was in part due to the separation between land laws and religion (independence of the judiciary), and partially since all of the major religions of India portrayed polygamy in a neutral light.

In contrast to Europe, polygamy prevailed in ancient India for rulers and kings. It was common for rulers (for example Bhupinder Singh of Patiala and Fateh Singh of Udaipur and Mewar). Some wealthy individuals (for example Ramkrishna Dalmia, Gajanan Birla and P. Rajagopal) had multiple wives.
The colonial Empire of India permitted Islamic provinces to allow husbands to have multiple wives. When Maharaja Ranjit Singh was cremated in Lahore, four of his wives and seven concubines took to Sati, and their urn-like memorials exist at his Samadhi.