Archive · 23 Sep 2026
VHP Urges Caste-Free, Horoscope-Free Weddings to Raise Hindu Births
The Vishva Hindu Parishad, or VHP, is a Hindu organization in Keralam.
It is worried that fewer Hindu babies are being born.
The group says some young people marry later because of caste rules and horoscope matching.
It wants families to accept marriages across caste lines.
It also wants couples to marry without checking whether their horoscopes match.
The VHP discussed this plan at a meeting in Kochi.
Government figures recorded 344,766 births in Keralam in 2024.
Of these, 135,753 were to Hindu mothers.
The article does not say whether the VHP’s proposed changes will increase the birth rate.
The Vishva Hindu Parishad’s Keralam unit plans to promote inter-caste and horoscope-free Hindu weddings.
The decision was made at the VHP’s state meeting in Kochi on Monday.
The group says caste barriers and incompatible horoscopes have delayed marriages among some Hindu youths.
The VHP links delayed marriages to what it describes as a dwindling Hindu birth rate.
Keralam recorded 344,766 births in 2024, including 135,753 births to Hindu mothers, or 39% of the total.
- Who
- The Keralam unit of the Vishva Hindu Parishad.
- What
- It plans to encourage inter-caste and horoscope-free Hindu weddings to address what it sees as a declining Hindu birth rate.
- When
- The decision was taken at a state meeting held on Monday; the cited birth data covers 2024.
- Where
- Kochi and Keralam.
- Why
- The VHP says caste barriers and incompatible horoscopes delay marriages and contribute to fewer Hindu births.
- Organization
- Vishva Hindu Parishad, Keralam unit
- Meeting location
- Kochi
- Total births in 2024
- 344,766 registered births in Keralam
- Births to Hindu mothers
- 135,753
- Share of registered births
- 39% were to Hindu mothers
- Hindu population share
- Hindus accounted for 54% of Keralam’s population according to the 2021 Census
- Proposed measures
- Breaking caste barriers and encouraging horoscope-free weddings