RainbowLuv matchmaking app for LGBTQIA+ community launched to help them find a meaningful relationship

BharatMatrimony Social Initiative wins 14 awards

At the 2022 Kyoorius Creative Awards, BharatMatrimony’s “Pehle Padhai Phir Shaadi” – a social initiative to empower girls to choose education over marriage, bagged 14 awards.

BharatMatrimony encourages singles to Be Choosy in new campaign

Launched new TV commercial that explores the bias against women who want to be choosy when it comes to finding the right life partner.

Jodii, a matchmaking service for non-graduates launched

Jodii, a matchmaking service to help millions of common people find their life partner, launched in 10 Indian languages

BharatMatrimony and MS Dhoni encourage girls to choose education before marriage

Through #PehlePadhaiPhirShaadi Bharat Matrimony invites parents of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, to empower their daughters with the choice between education and marriage.

BharatMatrimony launches patent-pending feature "Acceptable Matches"

The feature helps member profiles be seen and contacted only by relevant matches.

BangladeshiMatrimony Begins Full-Scale Operations in Dhaka

Having helped thousands of Bangladeshis successfully find a life partner, we are expanding to offer a wider reach and better customer service.

Jodii App in Tamil Launched for Common People

An exclusive matchmaking app in Tamil was launched to help millions of common people find their life partner.

Matrimony.com to acquire 100% stake in leading wedding services aggregator ShaadiSaga

This deal enables Matrimony.com to scale up its presence significantly in the North and West regions, strengthen its product capabilities and become the largest Wedding Services player across the country.

MuslimMatch.com Apps Celebrate 1 Million Downloads

Help thousands of young Muslims worldwide find love online.

Matrimony.com launches IIMIITMatrimony.com

The company launched the exclusive service to help find a life partner who has graduated from premier institutes like the IIMs, IITs and other top universities and colleges from India and abroad.

BharatMatrimony launches BhojpuriMatrimony, an exclusive service for Bhojpuris

An exclusive matrimony service for the Bhojpuri community was recently launched. The service is available on app, mobile site and desktop.

Matrimony.com announces rebranding of MatrimonyBazaar to WeddingBazaar.com

With more than 40,000 service providers offering a range of services in 73 cities, WeddingBazaar differentiates itself in the category with verified service partners.

Matrimony.com achieves milestone of Rs 100 Crore billing

The company announced Rs 100 Crore billing and a 96.5% y/y surge in Net Profit in Q3

BharatMatrimony launches RajasthaniMatrimony and BihariMatrimony

In a move to expand its penetration and strengthen its leadership in the North, BharatMatrimony has launched two new and exclusive services - RajasthaniMatrimony.com and BihariMatrimony.com

Matrimony.com launches DoctorsMatrimony.com

Based on its successful history of matching lakhs of doctors over the past 20 years, Matrimony.com announced the launch of DoctorsMatrimony exclusively for the medical professionals.

BharatMatrimony launches Prime

BharatMatrimony launched Prime, a membership service that offers 100% ID verified profiles. A first-of-its-kind service in the matrimony domain, Prime offers utmost comfort to members looking for high quality and verified profiles.

BharatMatrimony launches exciting online video chat

To help customers connect with each other and move their matchmaking conversations forward during the lockdown, BharatMatrimony, the leading online matchmaking service, launched "Live in-app video chatting".

Free Wedding At Home Service by BharatMatrimony

Seeking to help thousands of couples whose weddings have been delayed by the lockdown, BharatMatrimony launched a platform "Home Weddings", on MatrimonyBazaar, to provide the entire range of Covid-Safe wedding services at the doorstep.

MatrimonyMandaps finds a new venue. Changes name to Mandap.com

In line with the mission to become synonymous with wedding venues in India, MatrimonyMandaps, India's largest wedding venue booking platform with over 6000 venues across 20 cities, has found a new destination - Mandap.com

BharatMatrimony partners with Rajinikanth's "Darbar"

The partnership included an integration of BharatMatrimony services, including TamilMatrimony and TeluguMatrimony, in the movie and promotion of the film in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and North India.

Matrimony to acquire a 26.1% stake in ClickAstro.com promoter Astro-Vision Futuretech

The company announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire a 26.1% stake in Astro-Vision Futuretech Pvt Ltd (Astro-Vision), promoters of ClickAstro.com

BharatMatrimony launches Find Your Equal campaign on NDTV

We partnered with NDTV to do a campaign 'Find Your Equal - In Marriage, In Life.' It talks about the changing aspirations of people looking for a life partner and how partners support each other. The show premiered on NDTV India and NDTV 24x7 in April.

BharatMatrimony's "Find Your Equal" Campaign Wins Award for recognising women's right to equality in a relationship

The "Find Your Equal" campaign, starring MS Dhoni, won the award for "Gender Sensitivity" at the International Advertising Association's India regional awards nite in July this year.

BharatMatrimony Wins Superbrand 2019 Award

BharatMatrimony, has been conferred with the prestigious 'Superbrand 2019' status by leading independent brand arbiter Superbrands India. This year's effort was endorsed by 18,031 consumers who scored across 1488 brands and 237 categories.

"Find Your Equal" TVC Starring MS Dhoni Launched

BharatMatrimony's "Find Your Equal" Ad with MS Dhoni Drives Social Change

MS Dhoni is brand ambassador of BharatMatrimony

We signed up iconic sportsman MS Dhoni.

EliteMatrimony ropes in actor Madhavan as brand ambassador

A new TV commercial starring actor Madhavan was launched by EliteMatrimony

DivorceeMatrimony TVC launched

To offer a dignified second chance to rebuild life, DivorceeMatrimony launched a TVC.

Actress Mrunmayee Deshpande new face of MarathiMatrimony

MarathiMatrimony launched a TVC starring Mrunmayee Deshpande

CEO wins Disruptor Award from YourStory

Your Story recognised Murugavel Janakiraman as a "Disruptor" in the Technlogy domain.

Matrimony.com listed on stock exchange

In a historic milestone, the company's shares were listed on the BSE

Matrimony.com's IPO subscribed 4.4 times

The company's public issue was successfully subscribed 4.4 times and will list on the BSE and NSE.

MatrimonyMandaps

Operations expand to Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in August.

Matrimony.com files DRHP

The company filed its DRHP with SEBI

MatrimonyMandaps launched

The wedding venue discovery platform was launched on April 14 in Tamil Nadu.

CommunityMatrimony TVCs

New TVCs for MuslimMatrimony, NadarMatrimony, KonguVellalarMatrimony and DivorceeMatrimony launched

MatrimonyBazaar

New TVC featuring actor Prakash Raj launched

Launch of MatrimonyMandaps

A wedding venue discovery platform that connects to over best 500 mandapams & banquets across Tamilnadu.

BharatMatrimony wins best social app award at GMASA

For the second time in a row, the popular and most used BharatMatrimony app has been adjudged the best Social app.

Best website award

BharatMatrimony's wins best website of the year award for the third time

BharatMatrimony's new TV Ad

"Nazar nahi, nazariya badlo" TVC was launched across national channels.

MatrimonyPhotography's new TVC

Featuring actress Sneha, the TVC was launched on all major channels.

CommunityMatrimony TVCs

ChristianMatrimony, MarathaMatrimony and BuddhistMatrimony TVCs launched.

MatrimonyPhotography

Professional wedding photography and videography services launched in Andhra Pradesh

AdAge features BharatMatrimony TVC in Top 3 Ads of the Week

Advertising Age India has featured BharatMatrimony's 'Lakhon Mein Ek' TVC among top three TVCs released by end of 2015. The storyline creative directors have taken for this TVC is realistic, and immediately helps audiences connect with it, it said.

MatrimonyDirectory rebranded as MatrimonyBazaar

With 1000s of wedding services vendors, it helps customers save time and money in finding the best wedding services besides offering amazing discounts.

Launch of 2gether

2gether, an app that seeks to help couples create and share their lifetime journey, privately and securely.

ICC T20 World Cup live on Willow TV!

In association with Willow TV, we proudly bring cricket fans across the world live coverage of T20 World Cup.

MatrimonyPhotography

Launches wedding photography and videography services in Kerala.

MatrimonyPhotography

Professional wedding photography and videography service launched in Tamil Nadu.

BharatMatrimony wins Best and Most Popular Website Award 2015

The Best and Most Popular Website (2015) has been bagged by BharatMatrimony, in its category. The Website of the Year award is the people's choice award initiative by research agency MetrixLab. The award is based on user scores on content, navigation, design and recommendation intention.

Matrimony.com's MIMA wins NASSCOM 'Excellence in Analytics' 2015 Award

MIMA (Matrimony.com's Intelligent Matchmaking Algorithm) won the prestigious NASSCOM award for Top 50 'Excellence in Analytics' 2015, for its amazing personalised matchmaking recommendation engine. MIMA is a home grown machine learning algorithm that computes results in real-time using Big Data technologies and Data Sciences.

BharatMatrimony wins Laadli jury award for portraying women positively.

"BharatMatrimony redefined compatibility in marriage by highlighting the right of women to work for her self- fulfillment," said the Laadli Jury at the sixth National Laadli Media & Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity, held in Mumbai. The award is for positive portrayal of women in our Happy Marriages TV Ad.

Files for IPO

Matrimony.com Limited files DRHP with SEBI for an IPO. A significant milestone in our journey.

Launch of new TVC

'Lakhon mein ek (One in a Lakh)' - the multi-language TVC urges single women and men to take the matrimony decision into their own hands and look for their life partner on BharatMatrimony's mobile app.

Matchify

India's first mobile app that helps find 'like minded' people looking for meaningful relationships was launched.

ChennaiNeedshelp.org

A social initiative by BharatMatrimony to help people affected by the floods in Chennai. It connects those willing to help with those that need help.

BharatMatrimony is 7th most engaged brand on Facebook

In the Ideate Labs study of 240 brands in India, BharatMatrimony was ranked 7th sin terms of engagement on Facebook.

Launch of EliteMatrimony TVC

The TVC, aired on major TV channels, portrayed the touching story of a father's search for his daughter's happiness.

Regional Apps in 10 Languages

Regional Apps have been launched in 10 different languages. Available on Android and iOS.

HappyMarriages.com

A site that guides newly-wed couples through the challenges faced by them in the initial years, was launched.

HappyMarriage Workshops

BharatMatrimony launched a program for working professionals and final year women's college students helps prepare them for a happy marriage.

CommunityMatrimony Apps launched

Apps have been rolled out for 44 specific CommunityMatrimony domains. Currently available on Android.

1 Million App Downloads

The BharatMatrimony matchmaking app witnessed 1 million downloads marking an important milestone.

Launch of CommunityMatrimony TVCs

Series of TV Ads launched for key services including Hindi - KayasthaMatrimony, MuslimMatrimony, AgarwalMatrimony; Tamil - IyerMatrimony, VanniyarMatrimony, MudaliarMatrimony; Kerala - NairMatrimony, EzhavaMatrimony, KeralaChristianMatrimony; Telugu - KapuMatrimony, AryaVysaMatrimony and BrahminMatrimony.

Launch of MatrimonyPhotography

Professional wedding photography and videography services rolled out in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Ranked India's Most Trusted Matrimony Brand by The Brand Trust Report 2014

A survey conducted across 16 cities by Brand Trust Report (2014) on 61 critical brand and trust points has confirmed that BharatMatrimony is indeed India's most trusted online matrimony brand. The Brand Trust Report survey is conducted by Trust Research Advisory (TRA) annually. The survey covered 20,000 brands.

BharatMatrimony wins Best Website of the Year Award!

BharatMatrimony was awarded the Website of The Year Award 2013 by MetrixLab. 238 websites were nominated over 20 categories and more than 124,000 votes were cast to decide the winners.

'Happy Couple of the Day' TVC Campaign

A series of member stories on national TV that captures the essence of Happy Marriages. It is a national campaign which creates a connect through the emotions and relationship stories of couples.

Discovery Channel Features BharatMatrimony

BharatMatrimony was showcased in "E-Commerce India Online" an exclusive program that talks about the e-commerce journey in India.

Launch of new TVC

Successfully repositioned the brand to stand for Happy Marriages. The strategy took about two years to evolve with a series of new features on the site. It culminated in the launch of The Happy Marriage TVC in Dec 2013, an Ad that was ranked among Top 10 Ads of 2013 by the Brand Equity panel of The Economic Times.

Tambulya launches two more stores

After the success of the first store on RK Salai, India's first return gift store for every occasion, Tambulya, opened two more stores at Express Avenue and The Forum Vijaya Mall in Chennai.

Guinness World Record for Largest Wedding Album

BharatMatrimony has achieved the Guinness World Record Certificate for creating the largest wedding photo album. This is a spectacular milestone on Matrimony Day, April 14th as we celebrate 15 years of our journey towards creating happy marriages.

MillionWeddingPics.com

BharatMatrimony has launched MillionWeddingPics.com which aims to collect over a million wedding pics to set the Guinness Book of World Records for the category "the world's largest photo wedding album". This album will be unveiled by BharatMatrimony on April 14th, observed as Matrimony Day.

Tinies

BharatMatrimony introduces "Tinies" an initiative to keep in touch with our success couples, after they are successfully married. You can upload your child's photos on the BharatMatrimony network and spread the joy. BharatMatrimony's social initiative along with Isha Foundation will plant a tree for each photo uploaded on Tinies.

BharatMatrimony now on iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry and Nokia

BharatMatrimony Mobile Apps can now help you find a life partner right from your mobile phone- anytime, anywhere. Now members can explore partner search by downloading BharatMatrimony Mobile Apps that comes absolutely Free with iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry and with select Nokia Phones as inbuilt Apps.

BharatMatrimony Apps available on Panasonic Viera TV

BharatMatrimony in a unique first of its kind initiative with Panasonic, offers matrimony services on Panasonic Viera TV. The Matrimony App comes FREE with Panasonic Viera TV. You can watch your favourite programs and alongside search for a life partner.

140+ Matrimony Outlets across India

BharatMatrimony has over 140 exclusive Matrimony Outlets to help you with all your matrimony needs. Walk-in to the nearest outlet to avail the services below:
Upgrade membership online.
Get printouts of matching prospects with photo and horoscope in regional language.
Avail Privilege & Elite Membership.
Facilities for Free Photo & Horoscope upload.

My Home Page

The new and impressive 'My Home' Page has important features like 'Search', 'Messages & Interests' ,'Edit Profile' and 'Social Updates' easily accessible on top panel . 'My Matches' and 'My Messages' segments have been perfectly aligned below the 'Profile Completeness' section. 'Shortlisted Profiles' and 'Recently Updated Profiles' segment can be viewed clearly in My Home page.

Independence Day TV Commercial

On the eve to celebrate Independence Day and remind the nation about the importance of happy matrimony , BharatMatrimony launched the new TVC to spread the message of building future Bharat through happy matrimony'.

Recently Updated Profiles

Members can get alerts of recently updated profiles of shortlisted members, preferred matching profiles and members who match their partner preference through email and Home Page notifications.

BharatMatrimony Joins Hands With LinkedIn

When it comes to marriage, professional identity is as important as personal identity. Now members can display your career details along with their personal details in their matrimony profile. This will enhance the credibility and improve the response to member's profile.

Alerts on G Talk

Now BharatMatrimony members can get alerts on receiving Express Interests or Personalised Messages from other members whenever they are online on G-Talk. They can add to your friend's list on G-talk and start receiving alerts.

Caption Contest

BharatMatrimony was the Presenting Sponsor of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Doosra Caption Contest and conducted the Doosra Contest and other Contests. Some of our members bagged prizes like Apple iPad, ICC Branded Cap & Two T-shirts and paid memberships on BharatMatrimony.

Matrimony Directory

BharatMatrimony launched Matrimony Directory, the one stop portal to get everything needed to plan a perfect wedding. Astrology Religious Services, Beauty Grooming, Travels Tours, Hotels Accommodation, Decorators, Jewellers and Wedding Cards are few to name. ICC Cricket World Cup Doosra.

Matrimony Gifts

BharatMatrimony has launched an exclusive gifting portal 'MatrimonyGifts.com', to offer unique gifting ideas for weddings so that one can shop for a perfect gift online to make the newly wed couple feel special. MatrimonyGifts.com has many categories like Cakes and Flowers, Home Decor, Artefacts, Apparels, Exclusive Jewellery Collections and Personalised Gifts.

100 Online Matrimony Meets in 1 Day

BharatMatrimony conducted 100 matrimony meets for different communities in 1 day and at one time on March 27. It is for the first time that a record 100 meets was held in a single day. During the Online Matrimony Meet, members communicated for 3 hours through uninterrupted chat conversations with as many prospects as they wanted. Members could chat, exchange views and share horoscopes with other members in their community. The response was really good in terms of participation.
Exclusive International TV Ads for Gujaratis and Punjabis Worldwide BharatMatrimony has launched television TV commercials for Gujarati Matrimony and Punjabi Matrimony to reach out to the international audience.

Matrimony Day Express

In the advent of Matrimony Day on April 14th, BharatMatrimony launched a novel idea of Matrimony Day Express - the All-India Signature Campaign, Matrimony Day XPRESS flagged off by Ms Akhila Srinivasan, MD, Shriram Investments, in the presence of BharatMatrimony CEO, Murugavel Janakiraman in Chennai on March 21st. The Xpress rolled out from Chennai, across, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, New Delhi with the Grand Finale at Kolkata on April 12th.

Matrimony Day

BharatMatrimony celebrated Matrimony Day on April 14th to bring about a global awareness on the good effects of marriage. Matrimony Day is a day for married couples to realise the worth of each other and renew their vows of love and togetherness forever. This is also to encourage the young generation of marriageable age to understand the true values of marriage and encourage them to take that big decision. The festivity started well in advance with the launch of Matrimony Day Express, Cool online contests and offers, Classic Online Greeting Cards and Matrimony Day Caller tunes. The offline All-India Signature Campaign, Matrimony Day XPRESS had a significant role in reaching the Matrimony Day message across India.

Matrimony Day - April 14

Matrimony Day has been first created by BharatMatrimony, a part of Consim Info Pvt. Ltd. to honour the institution of marriage and cherish that ultimate bond in human relationships. The day has been created to encourage people to get married and experience the joys of matrimony. BharatMatrimony believes that this day would soon gain momentum and recognition and will be celebrated universally just like Valentine's Day, Father's Day and Mother's Day. View website

AbilityMatrimony.com

AbilityMatrimony.com is a free matrimony service exclusively created for people with special needs and those wanting to marry them. AbilityMatrimony.com aspires to connect its differently-abled members on a common platform. BharatMatrimony, a part of Consim Info Pvt. Ltd. is a socially responsible organisation committed to making marriages happen for all sections of society. BharatMatrimony believes that by having an exclusive free service for people with special needs, more people will join and avail the services. View website

AssistedMatrimony.com - Personalised matchmaking service

AssistedMatrimony.com is an assisted matchmaking service from BharatMatrimony. While this service was earlier offered as an add-on package, a growing customer base and their increasing needs prompted us to extend it to an exclusive service that reaches out to a wider audience. The service is targeted at busy professionals who do not have the time to do their own partner search and also to those who prefer to hire an expert in the field to find them suitable matches. View website

MatrimonyMatters.com - More than just matchmaking

MatrimonyMatters.com is about marriage, relationships, health & fitness, fashion, travel destinations, etc. You can view videos of celebrity weddings, fashion shows, interviews with popular personalities, etc. You can feel the pulse of the present generation and hear their views on changing trends in relationships and marriage. MatrimonyMatters has a special expert corner to offer you tips on various marriage related topics plus a counseling section for pre-marital and marital issues where you can post your queries and get advice. On MatrimonyMatters you can also find everything you need to plan a perfect wedding. It's an excellent resource guide to help you figure out where to buy what. Visit www.matrimonymatters.com for more info.

Mega Swayamvaram

Mega Swayamvaram is the world's largest matrimony meet organized by BharatMatrimony. The mega matrimony meet serves as a perfect platform for the families of brides and bridegrooms to interact personally and choose the right partner. The day long event is arranged for non-members and members and will be divided into community-based sub-meets. Also, an exclusive session is conducted for members for whom caste is not a bar. During this all-family affair, members can exchange contact information, photographs and horoscopes for further action. This successful event has attracted over 5000 participants including 1600 prospective singles from all major communities.

Differently Abled Meet or Swayamvar for the Physically Challenged

BharatMatrimony reaches out to an audience that not only includes its members and non-members but also an audience with special needs. The largest meet for differently abled members in Mumbai and Delhi drew a crowd of over a thousand people with special needs. The participants were given an opportunity to interact with prospective members and their families. People exchanged contact information, photographs and horoscope for further action. Swayamvars of this kind have received an overwhelming response from participants and have brought in a comfort level among differently abled people.

Parvathy Homam

BharatMatrimony organized Parvathy Homam to help prospects allay any ominous factors that may be the cause for delay in a marriage. Parvathy Homam is one of India's most ancient rituals. According to Indian mythology, the divine mother took the incarnation of Goddess Parvathy in order to get married to Lord Shiva. None other than Lord Shiva himself gave the Parvathy mantra to Goddess Parvathy. This enabled her to reunite with her divine consort. By performing the Swayamvara Parvathy Homam, various obstacles that delay any marriage are removed. The eligible bride or groom is blessed with a suitable spouse.

Customer Service Programme

BharatMatrimony has gone the extra mile for its audience by assisting and guiding them in searching and short-listing profiles through its customer service programme. This face-to-face interaction with BharatMatrimony representatives will help prospects and their families know about the portal's services, free marriage counseling and other services related to the process of match making. Moreover, participants also have an opportunity to get a picture of themselves captured by a professional photographer free of cost and have the same uploaded on the website. They can also upload their horoscope onto the site and also get free horoscope generation on the spot.

BharatMatrimony recognized by JuxtConsult as the most used matrimony portal in 2009, 2008 and 2007

BharatMatrimony has once again been recognized as THE MOST USED MATRIMONY PORTAL in 2009. Internet research firm, JuxtConsult, has released the findings of its annual study, India Online 2009, which tracks the usage and preferences of Internet users in India. BharatMatrimony has received this recognition for the third year in succession.

BharatMatrimony to observe 14 April as Matrimony Day

BharatMatrimony will celebrate 14 April as Matrimony Day - a day to promote the concept of matrimony by spreading awareness about the benefits of matrimony. This special day encourages young people to give more thought to the concept of matrimony and how it will serve as the bedrock of society's cultural fabric. The website www.matrimonyday.org has been launched to drive the essence of matrimony.

BharatMatrimony.com introduces Facial Search - Now, find a life partner who resembles your favourite person including leading celebrities

Facial Search is a pathbreaking feature based on state-of-the-art face recognition technology. Members can now upload photos of their long awaited dream person and the "Facial Search" will lead them to profiles of members with resembling facial characteristics. The state-of-the-art face recognition technology works on the dimensions of a face, measures distances between the features, and matches it with photos on BharatMatrimony. The best part is that one can search from the new and existing list of BharatMatrimony members for profiles with the most sought after celebrities facial features.

BharatMatrimony.com partners with IDEA

BharatMatrimony.com, partners with IDEA Cellular, one of the leading mobile operators with over 40 million subscribers, to launch customized matrimony services for mobile users. IDEA subscribers can now access BharatMatrimony's services on their GPRS enabled handsets, across the country.

BharatMatrimony launches BharatMatrimony.tv - the world's first matrimony channel on the Internet

BharatMatrimony.tv features exclusive and exciting videos covering news, events and developments in the world of marriages - video clips featuring weddings of topnotch celebrities, fashion, style and bridal wear, video polls on marriage-related subjects, all together creating an engaging, informative and compelling experience for audiences across the globe.

Consim Info raises USD 11.75 Million led by Mayfield Fund and existing investors, Yahoo! and Canaan Partners in its second round of funding.

New launches

BharatMatrimony launches Matrimony 2.0, The Next Generation Matrimony Portal.
BharatMatrimony partners with Tata Sky to feature its members' profiles on Tata Sky's Actve Matrimony service.
BharatMatrimony launches Health Profile in association with Metropolis a leading diagnostic laboratory and research centre.

Awards

BharatMatrimony is awarded "The Best Technology Portal - 2008" by PC World.
The India Online-2008 report by JuxtConsult recognizes BharatMatrimony as THE MOST PREFERRED and MOST VISITED matrimony portal by Indians world over. On a Star Trek - The Confederation of Indian Industry has paid a tribute to our CEO Mr. Murugavel Janakiraman by featuring him in their recently released book "Star Trek", which features top 101 star performers (age no bar) who have led innovative activities in Tamil Nadu in a wide variety of fields.

New launches

Consim launches IndiaPages.com
BharatMatrimony launches Voice Matrimony in association with Airtel
Consim launches Loanwala.com
BharatMatrimony launches Honeymoon Special
BharatMatrimony launches MatrimonyDiary.com
BharatMatrimony launches Between US - Relationship Helpline Blog
BharatMatrimony conducts the first ever Online Matrimony Meet
BharatMatrimony ties up with Nokia to launch Matrimony Services on Mobile
BharatMatrimony plugin is added in Yahoo Messenger

Awards

BharatMatrimony enters NASSCOM's Top 100 IT Innovators.
PC World's "Best Indian Websites of 2007" ranks Consim Info Pvt. Ltd. as a winner in
3 verticals: Matrimony, Jobs & Property
JuxtConsult recognizes BharatMatrimony as the only matrimony portal to have grown in 06-07
The Governing Council of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) appoints Murugavel Janakiraman as Chairman of the Association for 2007 - 2008.

Events

BharatMatrimony conducts the Mega Swayamvaram 2007 - The World's Largest Matrimony Meet in Chennai and Hyderabad.

Global leaders Yahoo! and Canaan Partners invest $8.65 million in Consim.

New launches

Consim launches IndiaAutomobile.com
Consim launches IndiaList.com

Awards

BharatMatrimony found a place in the Limca Book of Records for record number of documented marriages online.
BharatMatrimony is honored by Silicon India and is amongst their top 100 technology companies in the US in the Internet/Web 2.0 category.
Murugavel Janakiraman receives the Prakruti Ratna Award from Surjit Singh Barnala (Governor of Tamil Nadu) for valuable civic and environmental contributions

New launches

Consim launches ClickJobs.com and IndiaProperty.com
BharatMatrimony opens its first BharatMatrimony Centre at Chennai
Consim launches BharatBloodBank, a non-profit, non-commercial interface
BharatMatrimony launches Matrimony Xpress, India's first blog on relationships
BharatMatrimony launches UrduMatrimony.com.

Tie-ups

BharatMatrimony ties up with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to provide Matrimony services through Rajiv Internet Village Center (RIVC).
BharatMatrimony also ties up with the Government of Kerala to provide Matrimony services through Akshaya Kendra.
BharatMatrimony ties up with the Department of Post, Government of India to sell BharatMatrimony Membership Cards through the post offices.

Awards

BharatMatrimony bags 2 awards at the Chennai Ad Club Award.
BharatMatrimony is awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification.
Murugavel Janakiraman becomes one of the youngest businessmen to be a SIGARAM-15 Business Icon - an award instituted by the India Today Group to honor people who devise, design and alter the course of events in their respective areas of work and truly change the lives of people.

BharatMatrimony sponsors the Miss India-USA pageant.

BharatMatrimony officially opens office and starts operations in Dubai.
BharatMatrimony enters into a strategic alliance with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to provide Matrimony services through e-Seva.
Murugavel Janakiraman is honored by the AICC with the "Top 5 Under-35 South Asians" Award.

BharatMatrimony hosts the first ever Matrimony Meet for the physically challenged.

BharatMatrimony ties up with Sify iway to offer payment collection across India.
BharatMatrimony launched Matrimony on Mobile and Mobile Alerts

BharatMatrimony conducted a Mega Swayamvaram in 2002 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This event was the largest Matrimony Meet in the world. DesiMatch, the first and exclusive

relationship and matrimony magazine for South Asians residing in the US was launched. Four more regional portals are added to BharatMatrimony.com - MarwadiMatrimony.com, ParsiMatrimony.com, AssameseMatrimony.com and OriyaMatrimony.com.

BharatMatrimony opens offices across India in Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

BharatMatrimony ties up with Rediff, Sify and MSN as matrimony channel partner.

BengaliMatrimony.com, MarathiMatrimony.com, GujaratiMatrimony.com, PunjabiMatrimony.com, HindiMatrimony.com,

SindhiMatrimony.com, KannadaMatrimony.com, KeralaMatrimony.com, TeluguMatrimony.com and TamilMatrimony.com.

Murugavel Janakiraman, the founder of BharatMatrimony finds his life partner Deepa on the site he creates. Envisioning a bigger opportunity in the Matrimony

sector in India, Murugavel opens a small office (300 square feet) in Chennai.

The matrimony section originally made of two pages: one for the Bride and one for the Groom, expanded further to provide more search features.

April 14, New Jersey, USA - A young programmer named Murugavel Janakiraman starts and runs a community portal, through his sole initiative, for Indians living

and working abroad. Online services such as Matrimony, Make Friends, E-Greetings, Reminders and a Discussion Forum are part of the portal.