Kerala is known for its anti-right-wing politics, literate population, and secularism which is also reflected on its limited but relatively high statistic(19.65 percent) of inter-caste marriages. Indians in general and Malayalis in particular, are seen to have a clear compartmentalisation of what is considered public and private lives.
This could be due to the disassociation of love from academics or the emotional labour it entails to be reflexive about one’s own life. The authors rarely reveal their own path of finding love in all forms and relationships.
The research and writings on love and dating in India are predominantly data-driven and based on the analytics of dating apps.
