In India, some of the most entertaining reading on a Sunday afternoon is found in the classified ads. Page after page, the matrimonial section trumpets the finer qualities of India's sons and daughters.Parents looking to marry off their children often place ads such as this one: "Wanted: Well-settled, educated groom for fair, beautiful Bengali girl, 22, 5'3"."The matrimonial ads are a hallowed tradition in the quest to find a life partner — part of the institution of matchmaking that is as old as the country itself.But in India, rising economic wherewithal and aspirations of a new generation of women are giving that ancient institution a modern twist. 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/25/186448949/In-India-More-Women-Are-Playing-Matchmaker-For-Themselves

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BUDGET BY CATEGORY AND SUBCATEGORY (millions)	FY 2001 (adjusted for Inflation)	FY 2009 GAA (adjusted for inflation)	FY13 Current (not adjusted)	FY 2014 Budget
Education	7,300.5	7,614.5	6,926.9	7,235.9
Early Education & Care	703.9	646.6	499.3	500.9
Higher Education	1,474.9	1,196.8	1,006.0	1,108.8
K-12: Chapter 70 Aid	4,018.7	4,327.0	4,173.5	4,301.2
K-12: Non-Chapter 70 Aid	665.7	674.9	565.8	593.0
K-12: School Building	437.2	769.3	682.3	732.0
Environment & Recreation	291.7	235.2	176.2	188.3
Environment	129.9	100.4	78.1	85.2
Fish & Game	23.6	23.3	21.2	23.2
Parks & Recreation	138.2	111.5	76.9	79.8
Health Care*	9,708.6	14,067.1	15,159.9	15,889.7
MassHealth (Medicaid) & Health Reform	7,341.7	11,384.8	12,722.1	13,333.6
Mental Health	801.3	751.1	673.9	703.8
Public Health	703.6	651.4	521.0	546.2
State Employee Health Insurance*	862.1	1,279.8	1,242.8	1,306.2
Human Services	3,624.3	3,844.7	3,509.0	3,626.1
Children, Youth & Families	935.4	1,095.3	909.3	940.2
Disability Services	1,304.6	1,479.1	1,441.3	1,522.9
Elder Services	252.8	261.5	222.8	235.4
Transitional Assistance	1,007.7	850.7	773.9	776.0
Other Human Services	123.8	158.1	161.7	151.6
Infrastructure, Housing & Economic Development	2,019.4	1,611.9	1,699.1	1,961.0
Commercial Regulatory Entities	58.1	56.4	50.9	54.7
Economic Development	291.2	189.5	104.7	158.8
Housing	329.0	303.1	407.8	357.9
Transportation	1,341.1	1,062.8	1,135.7	1,389.6
Law & Public Safety	2,511.3	2,784.6	2,448.1	2,463.3
Courts & Legal Assistance	760.3	717.9	645.8	638.6
Law Enforcement	367.3	456.9	369.4	358.2
Prisons, Probation & Parole	1,184.2	1,400.5	1,242.9	1,271.6
Prosecutors	155.3	160.0	143.1	145.8
Other Law & Public Safety	44.2	49.3	46.9	49.0
Local Aid	1,717.8	1,475.7	933.3	961.2
General Local Aid	1,691.5	1,440.7	899.0	921.4
Other Local Aid	26.3	34.9	34.3	39.8
Other	4,476.6	4,613.9	4,483.3	4,583.6
Constitutional Officers	105.8	98.0	75.5	71.5
Debt Service	2,085.5	2,274.2	2,360.9	2,422.5
Executive & Legislative	81.5	75.8	70.8	71.0
Libraries	46.5	37.4	21.8	22.2
Pensions	1,399.1	1,605.3	1,552.0	1,630.0
Other	758.1	523.3	402.4	366.3
Total Appropriations and Transfers	31,650.1	36,247.6	35,335.9	36,909.1

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