Marriage between cousins

RM.Krishnan poo at GIASMD01.VSNL.NET.IN
Fri Jan 7 13:40:49 UTC 2000


At 1/5/00 4:38:00 PM, you wrote:
>Is the practice of marrying one's maternal uncle's
>daughter prevalent amongst Tamil brahmins. Is it
>dependent on the subsect ?
>
>Thanks,
>Nikhil
>
I cannot say it is actively persued; but it is not discouraged. it does happen, irresepective of region and subsects. Please
read 'Tamil Brahmins' by N.Subrahmanian for elucidation.

With regards,
RM.Krishnan.





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