Datwas police station in Tonk district of Rajasthan recently did a wonderful thing on Akshaya Tritiya — they adopted an underprivileged girl and sponsored her marriage!
In the face of initial opposition from their own near and dear ones, the Samarthanam trust came forward to fill the void and decided to get the couple married.
These brides, bridegrooms and their families have probably changed the definition of Indian weddings! Let’s hope, their unusual weddings inspire many more modern-day couples to have a wedding with a cause!
31-year-old Sandip Roy, a small time businessman from Ghatal of Bengal’s West Midnapore district married his 25-year-old bride, Sreela Mondal on 8th February, 2018.
Some of the bride’s families that Kausar met had a problem with the fact that Rakesh was adopted and stayed with a Muslim family. Some of them voiced their apprehension while others just said no to the match.
A prenuptial agreement is a contract entered by the parties before getting married. Prenups are extremely common abroad but are not warmly welcomed in India.
In an attempt to help Gita remember the day the couple married almost five decades ago against her family's wish, Pabitra decided to re-enact their marriage the same way, at the suggestion of Gita’s doctor.