Inter-religious marriage is a type of mixed marriage.

Until recently, it was a rare phenomenon

in traditional India, even with the many religious communities dwelling there, including
Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis and others. Facilitated by education, industrialization,
rural-urban migration, and social mobility, inter-faith marriages are increasing in number in
India today. The Constitution of India, social legislation, and governmental policy and
programs are in favor of such marriages. Economic status, level of education, and type of
occupation are important determinants of inter-religious marriages. Despite serious resistance
by the majority of society, this type of marriage is likely to increase under present conditions
of life. So little sociological study has been done in this field, that there is tremendous scope
for further research.