A recent wedding in Himachal Pradesh's Shillai village has brought the ancient tradition of polyandry back into public discourse. The ceremony, where Sunita Chauhan married two brothersâ Pradeep and ...

In Nigeria, it’s common to see men with multiple wives and this practice, called polygamy, is backed by culture, religion, and even law. But when it comes to women with multiple husbands, known as ...

New Delhi: In a rare yet culturally significant ceremony, two brothers from Himachal Pradesh’s Hatti community married the same woman, reviving an age-old tradition of fraternal polyandry. The wedding ...

A comprehensive survey of traditional societies in the world shows that 83.39% of them practice polygyny, 16.14% practice monogamy, and .47% practice polyandry. Almost all of the few polyandrous ...