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.

Matrimony Blog
BharatMatrimony has launched an attractive and thought-provoking website called "Matrimony Blog" that lets you keep track and make sense of the trends in marriage & weddings, relationships, health, fashion and beauty. It also features our latest product updates and has special links for counseling and BharatMatrimony TV.

Regional BM TVC
BharatMatrimony has launched the all new regional TVC in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.

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.

BharatMatrimony completes 13 years in bringing people together.
This year 2010, BharatMatrimony completes 13 years in the field of online matrimony. What started as a matrimony site with a few members has now grown to be the Most Trusted Matrimony Brand with over 2 Crore members. BharatMatrimony has also gained phenomenal recognition in the online industry as being one of the most innovative companies in the world and has topped the charts both in the India Online Matrimony category & NRI Online Matrimony category. A consistent success rate in getting people together in marriage has kept BharatMatrimony ahead of all competition. BharatMatrimony has an unbeatable record number of success stories to its credit till date.

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

PrivilegeMatrimony.com - Personalised matchmaking service
PrivilegeMatrimony.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

TamilMatrimony Partners with TTDC0
TamilMatrimony.com, part of India's most trusted and leading matrimony portal partnered with TTDC to provide its members and non-members with a discount on its 3 day tour package to the most renowned temples in different cities, to help prospects overcome any barrier that has caused a delay in their marriage.

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.