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Rishta · ਰਿਸ਼ਤਾ

Marriage-intent introductions, built with care.

A separate, private space inside IkkoPind for respectful connections between adults who want marriage, designed for people living between two countries.

Phase 1 · Research & waitlist open21+ onlyNo profiles exist yet

Rishta is a separate product with its own profiles and its own privacy. Your Work profile, applications and Pind posts are never shared with Rishta automatically, and never will be.

Non-negotiables, decided before a single profile exists

Most matrimonial platforms bolt safety on later. Rishta starts from the rules and builds the product inside them.

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21+ only

Rishta is for adults aged 21 and over, an IkkoPind platform policy, not a preference.

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Adult-owned profiles

Every profile belongs to the person themselves. No profile can be created secretly by parents or relatives.

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Family by invitation only

A family member can help only after the profile owner invites them, and the owner can see, restrict and remove that access at any time.

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No public directory

No public matrimonial profiles, no Google indexing. Profiles will be visible only inside Rishta, to members who have completed the entry requirements.

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No contact details shown

Phone number, email, workplace and exact address are never displayed. Contact is revealed only when both people agree.

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Mutual consent before messaging

Nobody can message you until you accept their interest. Declining immediately prevents further contact.

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No children in photos

Profile photographs must not include children.

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Safety is never paywalled

Blocking, reporting and every safety feature will be free, always.

How a connection will work

  1. Discover a profile in a calm, limited daily selection
  2. Send an interest with a thoughtful comment
  3. They accept or decline, declining ends contact immediately
  4. Mutual connection
  5. In-app text chat
  6. Optional in-app voice or video call, numbers stay private
  7. Contact details revealed only when both agree

No endless swiping, no gamified streaks. A calm daily selection based on mutual preferences, and every introduction explains why: matching timeframe, country arrangement, languages, family involvement and relocation expectations. Never caste, never skin tone.

What Rishta will ask for

Nothing here exists yet. When Rishta opens, members will be asked to provide the following, and IkkoPind will state what each member provided rather than vouching for anyone:

📱 Phone number will be required🤳 Photo matches a live person🪪 Age and identity will be required💼 Employment details will be required🎓 Education details will be required👪 Family reference provided

Where a reputable provider can confirm identity and return only the result, IkkoPind will not store your document images at all. Documents will never be visible to other members.

A profile that reads like a person

First name only, age range rather than birth date, broad region rather than address, profession category rather than workplace, plus values, two-country plans and three thoughtful prompts. Each photo is controlled individually. No résumé-style biodata page.

👪 Family, with consent

Family matters in our communities, and consent matters more. Rishta will support both:

  • Profile owner: complete control, always.
  • Family adviser: can suggest matches, and only after the owner invites them.
  • Family representative: can join a shared conversation only when both profile owners agree.

Family members can never send interests pretending to be the owner. Every family action is visibly labelled, and every consent or access change is recorded.

🛡️ A safety system, not a report button

Built to detect and warn about the patterns real matrimonial scams follow:

  • Requests for money, loans, investments, crypto or gift cards
  • Rapid pressure to move to WhatsApp or off-platform
  • Reused or stolen profile photos, duplicate identities
  • Inconsistencies in name, age, country or employment
  • Harassment and abnormal volumes of interests

Plus: block, report and disconnect everywhere; a safety centre inside every conversation; in-app calls that never reveal your number; photo attachments blurred until accepted; evidence preserved for serious reports; human moderation with appeals.

Built slowly, on purpose

Rishta will not launch as an open public directory. Each phase opens only when the previous one has proven safe.

Phase 1Now

Research & waitlist

  • This page and the survey
  • Listening to adults and families
  • A safety advisory group
  • No searchable profiles
Phase 2

Closed pilot

  • One corridor first (e.g. Australia to Punjab)
  • A limited number of adults
  • Manual profile approval
  • Interests and accept/decline only
Phase 3

Controlled communication

  • In-app messaging, then voice/video
  • Scam detection & warnings
  • Family adviser invitations
  • Strong reporting and appeals
Phase 4

Careful expansion

  • Only after safety metrics are met
  • Fake-profile rate, report response time
  • Women's safety and retention
  • Respectful introductions, not message volume

Membership, the planned model

Finding and speaking to a match is free. Pay only for better discovery. When Rishta opens, communicating with a match is free. Payment only improves discovery.

Rishta Free

Free

Everything two people need to meet and talk.

What Free includes
  • One adult-owned Rishta profile
  • Photos, introduction and partner preferences
  • Confirm your own email address and phone number
  • Browse recommended profiles (about 20 a day)
  • Send up to five meaningful interests a day
  • Accept or decline interests, with a comment
  • Unlimited chat after a mutual match
  • Save profiles and basic search filters
  • Control who can see your photos
  • Reveal contact details only by mutual consent
  • Block, report, unmatch and hide your profile
  • Scam and unsafe-message warnings
  • Delete your account and personal data
  • Safety Centre

Rishta Plus

Price to be set when Rishta opens.

Better discovery. Never better safety, never queue-jumping.

What Plus will include
  • See everyone who expressed interest
  • Up to 20 interests a day, a deliberate limit so this never becomes spam
  • Advanced search: two-country life, current & future country
  • Search by willingness to settle in Punjab / India
  • Search by relocation flexibility, languages and values
  • More daily recommendations
  • Detailed mutual-preference comparison
  • “Why this profile may fit” explanations
  • Incognito browsing; show your profile only to selected people
  • Travel Mode when temporarily visiting Punjab or another country
  • Undo a skipped profile
  • Unlimited shortlists and private notes
  • Match folders: New, Discussing, Family Introduced, Meeting Planned
  • Read receipts (either person can turn them off)
  • One family member you choose to help you

Free forever. Never behind a paywall

Blocking and reportingPrivacy controlsIdentity, age and liveness checksScam detection and safety warningsIn-app chat and calling after a mutual matchContact-reveal consentRemoving photos or deleting a profileAccessing evidence and reporting abuseUrgent safety support

Paying will never change what a profile claims, and a paid profile will never outrank a more compatible free one. We never sell profile or relationship data.

Help shape it

Phase 1 is about listening. Join the waitlist to be invited when the closed pilot opens, or answer the anonymous survey. Both shape what gets built, and what never does.

Join the waitlist

The waitlist is for IkkoPind members, so we can contact you when the closed pilot opens. Joining the pilot will always be your explicit choice.

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Anonymous survey

No account needed and no name stored. Even if you're signed in, answers are saved without your identity.

Questions or concerns about Rishta? Tell us via the survey above, or read how IkkoPind handles safety on the Trust & Safety page.