Cousin Marriage 'A Silent Pandemic' | Junaid Akram Explain #12

What if I told you that a widespread practice considered normal by millions could be putting future generations at risk? The cultural, historical, and scientific facets of these marriages, examining why they're common and the significant health risks involved, which scientists have termed a silent pandemic.

What are your thoughts on this issue? Have you observed its effects in your community or family? Share your insights in the comments below. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more discussions that challenge the norm and enlighten our understanding.

Reference List:

1. Cousin Marriage in South Asia
2. Pre-Islamic Era Practices
3. Manusmriti
4. Akbar and Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
5. Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
6. Tipu Sultan and Ruqaiya Banu Begum
7. Rana Kumbha of Mewar
8. The Rajput Royals
9. Maratha Empire
10. Consanguineous Marriages in Pakistan
11. Cousin Marriages and Women's Reproductive Health
12. Political Kinship in Pakistan
13. Pakistani Cousin Marriages and Genetic Disorders
14. Prevention of Beta-Thalassemia in Pakistan
15. Thalassemia in Pakistan
16. Dawn: Genetic Disorders in Pakistan
17. JSTOR: Changing Mate Selection Preferences in Urban India

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[piyushranjan]

My Indian brothers and sisters are rocking in the comments section, nice to see that we indians are educated about our culture and we are showing our cultural advancements to the world

[SumanAshish-ngne]

I am Hindu jat and hamare 5 gotra chhodte hai(father, mother, Nani, Dadi and pardadi)and gotra does not mean family only it means that blood line lineage (like I'm Kaler so we can't marry any Kaler in world ) it's complex. Plus anyone from same village is considered brothers and sisters every gotra and Cast😊 how intelligent our ancestors were ❤

[Indrajeet_the_immortal]

I am a bengali Hindu Brahmin.
I am from Sandalya gotra. So, I can't marry a girl from my gotra.
I have to marry a girl from other gotras.
My parents and other family members have also followed this rule.
I am proud to have such intelligent ancestors who taught us this rule.

[PriyanshiChaurasiya]

That point noted “TV drama ne ese (cousins marry ko) aur bdha diya hai”
It's absolutely right
Being Muslim, it is a matter of great pleasure that he raised all these issues.
Thanks #junaid akram😊😊

[samparker]

I want to add something as a Pakistani Hindu living in Pakistan. All Hindus in Pakistan still follow the ancestors' rule. My Gotra, which I inherited from my father and forefathers, and my mother's Gotra and my grandmother's Gotra are different because they came from the outside family. I can only marry a girl whose father, mother, and grandmother's Gotra are unmatched by mine. This means I can't marry in the family if one of the Gotra gets a match with anyone. Marrying in mutual Gotra is strictly prohibited.

[sumeetsharma]

We Hindus in India recall our 7 levels of forefathers during the marriage puja ceremony to ensure avoiding collision of DNA within gotra.

[ashishbhardwaj]

I am a bhardwaj brahmin from north india (gurgaon), though mine is love marriage. But she is also a brahmin girl, her parents and my parents checked thoroughly before marriage that none of our gotra should match like from mother father from both sides and grand parents, nana nani from both sides. Blessed with a healthy son 3 years ago.

[GlowwithMahvish]

Finally, someone addressed the issue of cousin marriage.
As an Indian Muslim, I enjoy watching Pakistani dramas, but I don’t like how they frequently glorify cousin marriages. The Pakistani entertainment industry should avoid promoting this practice, as it might encourage more people to follow it.

[Mohsan_Ali]

I work at Child Psychiatry Department at Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Most (80%) of the parents of the children who present with intellectual disability have cousin marriage.

[devanshsenger]

Coming from a Rajput family in Rajasthan I can assure the names mentioned at 5:00 are not true. In Rajputs we avoid weddings with mother’s and even grandmother’s gotra (gene pool). So, I believe that fact is inconsistent.

[parizadirani]

I am from miniscule zorastrian community residing in Mumbai my daughter refused to marry within the parsi community as she says the regressive genes are dominant and the genepool is contaminated 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳

You touched a very important topic

[Sanu_]

Our ancestors know this very well. Imagine the knowledge ancient India had !! Breathtaking indeed ❤

[KDMvids]

Junaid bhai you choose the very right topic to discuss.
Finally someone has the courage .

[abdullahSSG]

Finally someone said it, if its permisible doesn't mean u should always do it.

[gamesdude]

Cousin marriage has become a serious problem in our villages.

10-12 years ago, a child died due to thalassemia. Two years ago, another boy from the same family died due to thalassemia. Now 3 more children of the same family have thalassemia.

My teacher's son has thalassemia. And now that the teacher has done blood tests on his family, 70% of the family members have thalassemia. And now this problem is getting even worse.

Due to cousin marriage, many children in another family in our villages are mentally and physically disabled. 2 children were died due to this issue last year.

Another family has children suffering from anemia. In another family, a little girl is suffering from thalassemia.

My family has also thought of cousin marriage. But for the last 3 years I have been having a heated discussion with my family on cousin marriage and have been openly opposing cousin marriage. I have told my family in clear words that I would rather die than marrying cousin.

Now, as my younger brother is doing MBBS, he is also opposing family, exposing downsides of cousin marriage and supporting me.

[Yousafkhan]

Apni life Mai first pakistani dekha jesney fact k sath talk ki big respect sir

[gigigogoi]

I am a Hindu from Assam. My father is an Ahom. My mother is a Bhuyan. Since 12 Bhuyan families were picked by the Ahom King and settled in Assam then to manage land ( they were Zamindars ) ; Bhuyans are not allowed to marry another Bhuyan.

[Kisu]

I m hindu maithil brahmin. This is true even today. We marry different gotras not same. And I know my 7 generation it's written on mithila panchang which is like a official accountability of keeping data with name and details till today with birth, birth place, education, property to date of death and place of death. My father passed away this year and we did last rights at haridwar so I found my great grandmother and other relatives did last right at same place in some 634AD. So it's amazing to have such knowledge.

[samarth]

I am Gujjar....and we cannot marry in our are like our
we can marry except 4 gotras.... (mother, father, grandmother, nani)
rishte se phle hi na

[ForkNknife]

I am from Manipur, India and belongs to Meitei community. We have 7 clans — Mangang, Luwang, Khuman, Angom, Moirang, Kha Nganba & Salang Leisgangthem. I belong to Angom Clan and I can't marry any Angom clan in this entire universe otherwise we have deformed children. Let alone cousin marriages !