LONDON, February 20 /PRNewswire/ --

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"Shaadi" is the word for marriage across South Asia and the phenomenal growth of Shaadi.com means it has become the world's largest matchmaking website with 9.1 million members and 726 success stories to its credit.

Catering for the South Asian population, Shaadi.com is also now one of the fastest growing personal services in the UK with more than 700,000 members registered within the country.

Last month the People Group (Shaadi.com) Chairman and Managing Director, Anupam Mittal was awarded the TMG Award for Global Achievers in Mainstream Media 2007 from the Law School of Leicester University; in addition to the Franchiser of the Year Award 2007. Shaadi.com boasts an impressive list of industry awards, including the CNBC-TV18's Emerging India Award, Deloitte Fast 50 India Award and the Deloitte Fast 500 Asia-Pacific Award - all within the last year.

The main reason for Shaadi.com's meteoric success is that unlike other websites Shaadi.com is for people who are looking for a serious, lifelong relationship.

Shaadi.com allows members to search for their life-partners filtering for age, location and background preferences. Members can also make contact via Shaadi.com messenger, Video Profile and Text Message Alerts. This is in addition to services such as E-Matchmaker, Astrosoulmate Search and Astrosoulmate Match.

Even after they have found their match, Shaadi.com continues to provide members with highly specialized services like the Shaadi Directory which is a vendor listing for wedding and party services. The Directory lists firms offering wedding-related service-providers such as caterers, decorators and designers in addition to listings by a dozen more categories.

Shaadi.com has always been at the forefront of self-development in order to make its operations convenient and relevant to its members. In addition to the main website, Shaaditimes.com has also emerged as a popular lifestyle website with features such as travel, health, fashion and advice on wedding planning.

Like any other personal service, it is essential to maintain tamper-proof records of all members. At Shaadi.com, we are mindful that members' safety, privacy, and security is paramount. Members decide with whom to share contact information and photographs. Shaadi.com is VeriSign secured, is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program and is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.

This means that Shaadi.com has quality systems and processes in place to listen to members, understand their requirements and to address them. Furthermore, the website has its own screening process, known as Shaadi SEAL or Screened, Examined & Attested Label. If a profile has a Shaadi SEAL, it means that Shaadi.com has screened that profile and obtained documentary proof for key information about the member, increasing both - credibility as well as the overall matchmaking experience.

"Online match making has emerged as a convenient and secure mode of finding a suitable partner" says Geeta Srivastava, Country Head - UK for Shaadi.com, adding "in today's fast-paced world, such an instant service where members have complete control over their matchmaking process is invaluable."

Shaadi.com offers a service that doesn't simply present to, but also engages members in life-enhancing decisions. Shaadi provides a variety of services that comprehensively answer queries of all sorts - whether financial, astrological or legal.

With a constantly and creatively updated website as well as a 24-hour support network, Shaadi.com can honestly claim to change lives for the better year after year after year. So don't let the blues of singlehood get to you. All you need is to trust your instincts and we'll keep you safe. And who knows, yours could be one of our 726 success stories?

Interviews with success stories are available on request.

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For personal interviews, please contact Geeta Srivastava - Country Head - UK, Shaadi.com on +44-(0)20-30084378 or +44-(0)7774265232. Alternatively, you can contact her at geeta@geeta.info