i wonder who brought this system into our culture in the first place?as far as i know,the women i have learnt of in history never changed their surnames post marriage....esp in my community.for all the keralites here who have seen the recent movie 'Pazhassi Raja',did u notice how the raja's wife's name is retained as Kaitheri Makkam (Kaitheri being her illustrious family name) and not Makkam K.Varma?so it shows that this practice is fairly new....
"You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too.” ~ Amrta Shrii Shrii Anandamurti(Indian born Guru, 1921-1990)
i wonder who brought this system into our culture in the first place?as far as i know,the women i have learnt of in history never changed their surnames post marriage....esp in my community.for all the keralites here who have seen the recent movie 'Pazhassi Raja',did u notice how the raja's wife's name is retained as Kaitheri Makkam (Kaitheri being her illustrious family name) and not Makkam K.Varma?so it shows that this practice is fairly new....
"You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too.”
~ Amrta Shrii Shrii Anandamurti(Indian born Guru, 1921-1990)