A marriage biodata is a one- or two-page introduction that families send each other before they start talking about a rishta. A good biodata answers the other family’s first questions at a glance: who the boy or girl is, what they do, what the family is like and whom to call.
What to put in a biodata
Most biodatas have four parts. Write them in this order.
Personal details
- Full name
- Date, time and place of birth. Kundli matching needs all three.
- Height in feet and inches, such as 5 ft 6 in
- Religion, community or caste, and gotra, if your family is asked about it
- Rashi, nakshatra and whether manglik, if kundlis are matched
- Diet: vegetarian, non-vegetarian or eggetarian
Education and work
- Highest qualification and college
- Occupation, the company or business name, and the city of work
- Income, if you want to give it. Write the annual figure plainly, such as ₹6 lakh a year.
Family
- Father’s and mother’s names and occupations
- Brothers and sisters: how many, elder or younger, married or unmarried
- Native village or town, and where the family lives now
Contact details
- Decide first whose number to give. Most families give the father’s, mother’s or elder brother’s number.
- If you give an address, the city is enough. The full address can follow once the talk moves forward.
Photo
Add one recent photo, taken in good light, with the face clearly visible. A group photo or a very old one does not give the other family a fair idea.
Five things to keep in mind
- Get the birth time right. A wrong time gives a wrong kundli, and the matching means nothing.
- Write everything truthfully, especially age, height, education and income. Families check these once the talk moves forward.
- Keep it to one page. Two if there is a lot to say, never more.
- Use the language the other family reads. Hindi, English or Marathi: the whole biodata in one of them.
- Read the names, dates and numbers once more before sending. A phone number with one wrong digit stops the whole conversation.
Making a biodata on marriagebiodata.app
You do not need an account to make a biodata on marriagebiodata.app.
- Open the site and tap “Create My Biodata”.
- Choose the biodata’s language: English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali or Kannada.
- Fill in the form’s three sections: personal details, family details and contact details. Add a new field or a new section for anything the form leaves out.
- Add the photo with “Upload Image”.
- Tap “Choose Template” and pick a design. There are one-page and two-page designs.
- Check the finished biodata and download the PDF. A premium template’s PDF is also sent to your WhatsApp number after payment.
From a biodata to a Vivaah profile
A biodata reaches families you or your relatives already know. A profile on Vivaah also reaches families you do not know who match your preferences.
Vivaah is a matrimony app from the makers of marriagebiodata.app. The two are linked like this:
- If you paid for a biodata on marriagebiodata.app, sign in to Vivaah with the same mobile number (a payment in the past year counts). The app finds the biodata and shows it.
- Importing the biodata fills in the name, gender, date and time of birth, and height. Check them once before you go on.
- Education, work, family, photos and partner preferences are filled in the app. The biodata’s photo does not come across.
- A profile made from a number with such a biodata needs no invite code. What to collect before you start: Getting ready for Vivaah.
What Vivaah adds to a biodata
A biodata tells others about you. On Vivaah you also decide who can send you an interest:
- Set your must-haves, such as age, height, education or diet. Only people who meet them can send you an interest. How it works: What must-haves are and how they sort your matches.
- Nobody can send more than 20 interests a week.
- You see each other’s phone numbers and private photos only after you both accept.
A profile can be made for yourself, your son or daughter, or your brother or sister, and every profile shows who manages it.