‘SHUBH VIVAAH, A Haunting Hunt for the Spouse in Law’, is story of Anita, a girl who has just graduated in psychology. She writes about her arduous and funny experience as to how her parents and society exert pressure on her to get married. And it is not only about getting married, it is also about what all it takes to find whom you get married to! She is made to go through all the social practices which would make sure that she finds a ‘suitable match’. It includes framing the ‘right’ marriage bio data in which her hobbies also become a topic of discussion as ‘cooking’, ‘gardening’ and ‘nature loving’ make your chances better to get selected as you come across as more homely and more feminine! Matrimony portfolio is done in a way which makes sure that she is fair and pretty! She is issued instructions like not talking too much, when she is put to exhibition in front of the boy and his family! It is a satire on the system of our society which ‘conspires’ the match hunt! How aspects like the colour, complexion, body structure, educational qualification, budget and horoscopes decide one’s eligibility to get ‘settled’! Even boys are found to fall prey to the hunt requisite criteria! Smart Answer from a boy=Smart and Intelligent Boy Smart Answer from a girl=Oversmart Girl Marriage is a pious institution but how pious is the process of getting yourself into it? Did Anita get married? Did she get settled? What did her parents go through during the process?