Bollywood weddings
Subtitle: dating, engagement, and marriage in Hindu America
By: Kavita Ramdya.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780739138540; 9780739138564
Subjects: Hindu marriage customs and rites -- United States; Hindus -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The marriage market : choosing a suitable boy; title: The engagement proposal : to dower or to diamond?; title: Wearing ethnicity : the Indian-American Hindu bridal industry; title: Pre-wedding rituals : the both/and model; title: The wedding day : improvising on Hindu and American traditions.