Nuptial knot comes of age

In this age of makeovers, the age-old institution of marriage, too, is donning new avatars. The ‘new’ generation is learning from the mistakes of the ‘old’, and pushing the frontiers, defining a new code, writes Aruti Nayar Like everything else, the institution of marriage, too, has evolved over the years, with a social contract turning into mutuality. If socio-economic flux is putting strain on its dynamics, so are heightened expectations, especially, when both the partners have stressful jobs and timelines to meet. What makes this challenge all the more daunting is the dipping tolerance levels and even lower thresholds of patience.

"New-age marriages are based on partnership"
Dr Vijay Nagaswami qualified as a psychiatrist from the Madras Medical College in 1984. He has had wide experience in schizophrenia research, corporate therapy, individual psychotherapy and couples therapy. He has written four books, Courtship and Marriage: a guide for Indian couples, The Splintered Mind: Understanding Schizophrenia, The 24x7 Marriage, The Fifty-50 Marriage: Return to Intimacy.

In letters of GOLD
From boring white to bright gold, Oscar envelopes have got a makeover, writes Yoshita Singh
THE Oscar envelopes and announcement cards that contain names of winners of the most coveted honour in movie industry are getting a facelift. Breaking away from a 70-year routine, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will this year use a glamourous gold envelope at the 83rd Academy Awards instead of the plain, white paper envelope, the kind available at any office supply store.