“The best grooms are from India.” This is not the tagline of some Indian matrimonial agency, but the much-publicised view of writer and publicist Maria Arbatova. A few years ago, she created a bit of splash by declaring with panache that “it’s time to start importing grooms from India to Russia.” She returned to her favourite theme recently at a workshop in Estonia titled, “How not to be Alone,” sparking renewed interest in the desirability of Russian women marrying Indian men.