I think INTERCASTE mariage (heaven forbid INTERCULTURE marriage) should NOT be practised and therefore should be banned. Think about this, if we are to be okay with this type of mixing, after about 50 years or so, there would be no diversity in the world. Everyone would look alike. Half the world would look like indians and the other half orientals. Gross! We should start working on preserving our pure culture and gene pool. If we dont act on this who will? It might should very orthodox and "pakhe" but at this present time and age, its started to come up as a very divine mantra to self-preservation and self-respect. --BV