Serga mathang and serga khothkin in Eastern Bhutan (cross-cousin marriage)

Type of Cross Cousin Marriages Matrilateral Cousin Marriage A man marries his mother's brother's daughter. The kinship term given to maternal uncle's daughter is serga mathang. A mother's brother is termed as serga ajang. Patrilateral Cousin Marriage  This is another common marital tradition in which a man marries his father's sister's daughter. A daughter of …

Modern marriage gives rise to increasing divorce cases

Study: Traditional marriages were stable and rarely lead to divorce. Modern marriage, based on new ideas of love and romance, on the other hand is leading to frequent divorce cases. This is according to National Statistical Bureau’s (NSB) monograph – Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Youth in Bhutan. NSB’s deputy chief research officer, Lham …