Match maker, one who finds the hard to find, or the impossible to find: a suitable match, alliance....

One whose business income traces the same graph as that of NASSCOM members.

One who has his office on the third floor, only so that the throng of his customer-parents can form an orderly queue in the stairwell all the way from street level, in some privacy and shade; rather than on the street itself if he had had it on the ground floor.

Always bullish( he is a broker you see) about girls in front of boys, and about boys in front of girls, his client base not being substantial. At least not yet.

One who made his money for a few centuries from desperate parents of girls, and now, in the IT era, makes more than he ever made in centuries from desperate parents of boys.

August 15 seems like an apt day to define this term. March past means a parade involving movement of arms and legs in a systematic manner according to the rhythm of drums and maintaining one arm distance between the person ahead and oneself. Subject of intense competition in schools and displayed proudly for occasions such as Republic Day, Independence Day and school sports day. Every school kid in India holds pleasant and not so pleasant memories relating to march past – multiple practices in the hot afternoon sun, the occasional sunstroke cases and of course, the crazed PT teacher.

Singill, mid-late 20s-early 30s- ladice? travelling ALONE on the Indian railways on a 24 owwar journey? Didint get upper birth or chose to sit nesst to window? then be prepared to face this kostin (mostly asked by one of the co-passengers while the others listen in)...and better you answer it also, afterall peepil care about you, No?
If you choose to be polite and honest and answer in the negative to this Kostin, then you either get:
1. Adopted: Mostly by well meaning but intoxicating families who love to feed and take care of innocent lost selves like you. Brace yourself to be force-fed on gastronomic portions of tiffins and snacks that are unpacked and served every half an hour.
2. Wooed/ Harrased: Perpetrators are usually looking-for-wife types young men of marriagable age. Having grown up on popular indian cinema theme,'Persistent harassment leads to Lau', these guys will try to make fraandship if you take your eyes off your book for a second or wake up after a nap. Also beware of oggling naughty Indian uncles who may try to get close under the garb of paternalistic affection.
Solution to problem?
You may either:
Choose to be feminist about it and say shut up your mouth and mind your own business
(or)
Be kochu kalli and lie that your marrage already over.

Compassionate or kindly sexual forbearance shown toward another person; Sexual compassion, pity, or benevolence shown by one person to another when it is known that the person requesting a sexual favor is desperate but harmless and the person granting the favor is persuaded to put out by the incessant begging of the requestor.