I would like to point out that these days the condition has changed a lot much than earlier days.....
Mine is an arranged one... but i was surely given chance to accept it or not.
Arranged marriage has its own advantages..... which u can never disagree with... but what happens if u urself never find a right person in ur life time.
Religion and caste are factors to narrow down ur choice of partner... otherwise how would a parent choose one from the population we have..... these r just basis on which we can select....
otherwise there r so many love marriages happenning in India.... many love marriages r also arranged now a days ..
But its true that even today abt 40% of the marriages r forced.... some learn to live with and some couldnt
they suffer................... but it will surely change in the future............ hopefully..........
And its in our hands... if v give freedom to the next generation........................