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'''Gauna''' is a northern [[India]]n custom and the ceremony associated with the [[consummation]] of marriage. It is associated with the custom of [[child marriage]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Anil Chawla |url=http://www.samarthbharat.com/childmarr.htm |title=CHILD MARRIAGES - Need for Better Understanding of Customs |publisher=Samarthbharat.com |date=2002-03-07 |accessdate=2012-06-07}}</ref> The ceremony takes place several years after marriage.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sethi NK, Rao SS, Aggarwal OP, [[Abhaya Indrayan]], Chuttani CS |url=http://medind.nic.in/imvw/imvw20873.html |title=Age at Marriage, Gauna (effective marriage) and first child birth in rural women: changing pattern in various marriage cohorts by decades |publisher=Medind.nic.in |accessdate=2012-06-07}}</ref><ref name="WadhvaSaxena2003">{{cite book|author1=Charan D. Wadhva|author2=B. N. Saxena|author3=Om Prakash Sharma|title=Population Stabilization Through District Action Plans: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ilFjNqoo6UwC&pg=PA237|year=2003|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-514-2|page=237}}</ref> Before the ceremony, the bride stays at her natal home.<ref name="MurthySmith2010">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R3xhL3e2eRsC&pg=PA512|title=Women's Global Health and Human Rights|author1=Murthy|first=Padmini|author2=Clyde Lanford Smith|date=25 October 2010|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning|isbn=978-0-7637-5631-4|page=512|author-link=Padmini Murthy|accessdate=7 June 2012}}</ref> Marriage is considered only as a ritual union and conjugal life begins only after ''gauna''; that is marriage is consummated only after the ''gauna'' ceremony.<ref name="Nirula">{{cite book|author=Nirula|title=Women Problems & Their Oprression in U.p|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mdpOAW03vb8C&pg=PA75|accessdate=7 June 2012|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-313-0470-9|page=75}}</ref>
'''Gauna''' is a northern [[India]]n custom and the ceremony associated with the [[consummation]] of marriage. It is associated with the custom of [[child marriage]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Anil Chawla |url=http://www.samarthbharat.com/childmarr.htm |title=CHILD MARRIAGES - Need for Better Understanding of Customs |publisher=Samarthbharat.com |date=2002-03-07 |accessdate=2012-06-07}}</ref> The ceremony takes place several years after marriage.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sethi NK, Rao SS, Aggarwal OP, [[Abhaya Indrayan]], Chuttani CS |url=http://medind.nic.in/imvw/imvw20873.html |title=Age at Marriage, Gauna (effective marriage) and first child birth in rural women: changing pattern in various marriage cohorts by decades |publisher=Medind.nic.in |accessdate=2012-06-07}}</ref><ref name="WadhvaSaxena2003">{{cite book|author1=Charan D. Wadhva|author2=B. N. Saxena|author3=Om Prakash Sharma|title=Population Stabilization Through District Action Plans: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ilFjNqoo6UwC&pg=PA237|year=2003|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-514-2|page=237}}</ref> Before the ceremony, the bride stays at her natal home.<ref name="MurthySmith2010">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R3xhL3e2eRsC&pg=PA512|title=Women's Global Health and Human Rights|author1=Murthy|first=Padmini|author2=Clyde Lanford Smith|date=25 October 2010|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning|isbn=978-0-7637-5631-4|page=512|author-link=Padmini Murthy|accessdate=7 June 2012}}</ref> Marriage is considered only as a ritual union and conjugal life begins only after ''gauna''; that is marriage is consummated only after the ''gauna'' ceremony.<ref name="Nirula">{{cite book|author=Nirula|title=Women Problems & Their Oprression in U.p|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mdpOAW03vb8C&pg=PA75|accessdate=7 June 2012|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-313-0470-9|page=75}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 04:57, 21 September 2021

For the genus of moths, see Gauna (moth). For the hamlet in Spain, see Gauna, Álava.

Gauna is a northern Indian custom and the ceremony associated with the consummation of marriage. It is associated with the custom of child marriage.[1] The ceremony takes place several years after marriage.[2][3] Before the ceremony, the bride stays at her natal home.[4] Marriage is considered only as a ritual union and conjugal life begins only after gauna; that is marriage is consummated only after the gauna ceremony.[5]

In popular culture[edit | edit source]

A 1950 Hindi movie carried the title Gauna. It was directed by Aamian Chakaravarty, produced by Jagat Pictures, and its music directed by Husanlal Bhagtram.[6] The plot of the Hindi television serials Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo and Balika Vadhu mention the practice.[7][8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Anil Chawla (7 March 2002). "CHILD MARRIAGES - Need for Better Understanding of Customs". Samarthbharat.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Sethi NK, Rao SS, Aggarwal OP, Abhaya Indrayan, Chuttani CS. "Age at Marriage, Gauna (effective marriage) and first child birth in rural women: changing pattern in various marriage cohorts by decades". Medind.nic.in. Retrieved 7 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Charan D. Wadhva; B. N. Saxena; Om Prakash Sharma (2003). Population Stabilization Through District Action Plans: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. APH Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 978-81-7648-514-2.
  4. ↑ Murthy, Padmini; Clyde Lanford Smith (25 October 2010). Women's Global Health and Human Rights. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 512. ISBN 978-0-7637-5631-4. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Nirula. Women Problems & Their Oprression in U.p. APH Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 978-81-313-0470-9. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Gauna Hindi movie, movie reviews, cast, song lyrics and photos - bollywood". Whereincity.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Zee TV Official Website: Zee TV Shows, Zee TV Serials Online, Videos". zeetv.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Smita Bansal gets nostalgic on Sugna's Gauna". Realbollywood.com. 23 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2012.


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