3 Months and 1937 Cases of Divorce in Kerala

10 April 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

The recent divorce pleas of Minister for Cinema K B Ganesh Kumar and wife Yamini Thankachi, and actor/director Siddharth Bharathan and wife Anju Das have once again turned the spotlight on divorce cases in Kerala.From 8,456 divorce cases in 2005-06 to 38,231 in 2011, the statistics from recent months indicate an increase in the number of broken families. Incidentally, Kerala accounts for 1.96 lakh of the nation’s 23.43 lakh divorced or separated women.

“In the last three months, 1937 divorce cases have been registered in family courts across Kerala, which is quite high when compared to the national average,” says Arun, a staff member of the Kerala Women’s Commission cell. Psychiatrist S D Singh says, “Blame it on the ‘love at first sight’ instances, which are a result of mere physical attraction. Such marriages are called physical marriages. Couples often tie the knot without any strong emotional bonding.”

Source – http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/man-woman/1937-divorce-cases-in-Kerala-in-three-months/articleshow/19476230.cms

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