[Assam] maritals laws : cousin - is cousin once removed

Thu Aug 30 04:48:16 PDT 2007

<Hindu marriage Act prohibits marriage till 7 seven generations etc....>

Rules are for FOOLS.Recently India's HRD minister was arraigned for extracting heavy Dahej for his Grandson!

<Its so confusing!!!>

But that is safest Genetic Law of selection! 

:Facts are stranger than fiction.

mm

Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:28:22 -0700From: jaipurschool at yahoo.comSubject: RE: [Assam] maritals laws : cousin - is cousin once removedTo: mikemahant at hotmail.com; umesh.sh05 at post.harvard.edu; assam at assamnet.orghttp://www.cousincouples.com/?page=world this shows that many laws go unenforced. Muslims seems to have really great laws against cosuin marriage. Hindu marriage Act prohibits marriage till 7 seven generations etc....Umesh---------------------Mukul-da,Burning issues can wait a little longer. Now that you mention it about South India I recall a situation which has vexed me since my first month at Harvard. I was at the SSN office (Social Security Administraion) and met the on;y other Indian student at Harvard's Grad school of education compared to hundreds who come www.gmu.edu for computers. She was a graduate of IIM Ahmedababd. She was a Punjabi by last name but her grandmother lived in Boston.Her grandmother was a Telugu from Andhra Pardesh. Also there was another young girl - her cousin who was a student at Harvard Business School - also having come from India.  The Harvard MBA girl was a cousin of my classmate but . called the older woman as her aunt . I was amazed how can my batchmate's cousin call my batchmate's gradma as aunt. She did mention that MBA girl's father was also her grandma's brother..   Its so confusing!!!Umeshmc mahant <mikemahant at hotmail.com> wrote: 

<Cousin marriage is more common in Muslims > Didn't  you know that in all of South India(Hindus)the first match choice is Sister's daughter.And  for all  Jews too?You are referring to Classic Brit/Hollywood Movies about pecking points.We still did not define Kissing Cousin!Let's stop .More Burning issues at hand!mm 

Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:34:51 -0700From: jaipurschool at yahoo.comSubject: Re: [Assam] first cousin - is cousin once removedTo: mikemahant at hotmail.com; umesh.sh05 at post.harvard.edu; assam at assamnet.orgMukul-da,I cannot argue with you about Englishmen's habits since you studied in England before I was even born. But it seems strange that I never saw any Englishman in a movie or in a story (by Jeffery Archer, Charles Dickens, Shakespeare etc) kiss their sisters and mothers on any place besides cheeks or forehead. I think this topic is going nowhere. Lord Krishna's sister  married their cousin Arjun to produce son Abhimanyu. Lord Krishna was also brother (in words) of Arjun's other wife Draupadi. Cousin marriage is more common in Muslims  .Umeshmc mahant <mikemahant at hotmail.com> wrote: 

( on the cheek I guess)Don't  even Guess.Englishmen never kissed somebody's cheek!mm

Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:13:50 -0700From: jaipurschool at yahoo.comSubject: Re: [Assam] first cousin - is cousin once removedTo: mikemahant at hotmail.com; umesh.sh05 at post.harvard.edu; assam at assamnet.orghttp://www.nysun.com/article/36394although the dictionary definition shows that any close relative who is close enough to  be greeted with a kiss (on the cheek I guess)Umeshmc mahant <mikemahant at hotmail.com> wrote: 

And what is "Kissing Cousin"?mm

Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:51:39 -0700From: jaipurschool at yahoo.comTo: assam at assamnet.orgSubject: [Assam] first cousin - is cousin once removedI have a question . A 10 yearold student asked a question " What is a cousin once removed?"  I checked on wiki is says once first cousin is one's uncle -- and his children are my cousin once removed. I remember checking in high school days after reading the term in a Sherlock Holmes short story - perhaps in the "Speckled Band" Even an American colleague was not too sure so it seems this is old system (used by older generation onlyUmesh  Umesh SharmaWashington D.C. And what is Kissing Cousin?1-202-215-4328 [Cell]Ed.M. - International Education PolicyHarvard Graduate School of Education,Harvard University,Class of 2005http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used )http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ 

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