Anita Jain has worked as a journalist in a number of cities, including Mexico City, London, Singapore, New York and New Delhi, where she currently lives. She is the author of "Marrying Anita: A Quest for Love in the New India", from which this is excerpted.

Anita Jain's Salon stories

Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008 03:19 PDT

Looking for the perfect stranger

How a single, successful New York writer ended up pursuing an arranged marriage in India.

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