but then it is natural for anybody to want a fair and beautiful bride.and everybody has his/her parameters of beauty.so what if north indians are besotted by fair skin.though i do not agree on the casteism and religionism but probably india is the only country with so many religions languages dialects and cultures.amidst such a chaos it is but natural to look for someone similar to your cultural background.this differentiation also exists among different sections of christians and muslims.it is not indian mentality it is human nature.what is most condemnable in indian culture is to look down upon some particular services as lowly and people employed there as inferior.that should change.