Man marries dog to lift curse

We have all heard the 'man bites dog' stories, but how about a real-life 'man marries dog' tale!

This one takes the biscuit, and it could only happen in India, the land of the Kama Sutra.

But you won't find this kind of love story between man and beast in the ancient Indian sex manual.

It took place for real during a traditional hindu ceremony at a temple in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

The groom in question was a 33-year-old Indian farmer named Selvakumar, and he was wed to a female dog named Selvi.

He married his four legged bitch to atone for stoning two other dogs to death and stringing them up in a tree 15 years ago.

He believed the act cursed him and he had been suffering ever since, he told the Hindustan Times.

After he stoned the dogs he said his legs and hands got paralysed, he lost hearing in one ear, and his speech was impaired.

With doctors unable to help him, Selvakumar turned to an astrologer who told him he was cursed by the spirits of the dogs he had killed.

He could undo the curse only if he married a dog and live with it, the soothsayer warned.

Family members chose a stray female dog who was then bathed and clothed for the wedding occasion.

Selvi the bride was brought to the temple by village women and a Hindu priest conducted the ceremony.

The paper showed a picture of Selvakumar sitting next to his canine bride, which was adorned in an orange sari and flower garland.

The paper said the groom and his family then had a feast, while the dog got a bun.

It was reported that Selvi attempted to make a bolt for it -- apparently due to the big crowds -- but she was tracked down and returned to her new 'husband'.

"The dog is only for lifting the curse and after that, he plans to get a real bride," a friend of the groom said.

Deeply superstitious people in rural India sometimes organize weddings to dogs and other animals, believing it can beat certain curses.

- November 20, 2007

Chandrayaana-1 nears 75,000 km height, inches closer to Moon

Bengalooru, Oct 25 (PTI) India's Chandrayaana-1 has covered 20 per cent of its journey towards Moon as ISRO scientists today performed the second orbit-raising manoeuvre. The lunar spacecraft's on-board 440 Newton Liquid engine was fired for about 16 minutes from 5.48 am.

With this engine firing, Chandrayaana-1's apogee (farthest point to earth) has been raised to 74,715 km, while its perigee (closest point to earth) has been raised to 336 km, ISRO spokesperson S Satish said. ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair termed today's orbit-raising operation as "record-breaking".

"So far, Indian-made satellites have reached to a height of only 36,000 km. Today's firing has taken Chandrayaana-1 to something like 75,000 km.

That's well beyond what we have reached so far. It was a good event, and done precisely," Nair, also secretary in the Department of Space, said.

Indicating the complexity of the India's first unmanned lunar mission, he said when the spacecraft is closer to the earth, its gravitational field is well defined and scientists can shape the trajectory. "When you go further and further, earth's influence comes down.

Influence of Moon and Sun becomes predominant. Even other planets will have an influence on it," he said.

Moon lies at a distance of about 3,84,000 km from earth. ISRO officials said Chandrayaanaa-1 is expected to settle into lunar orbit, 100 km above Moon, on November 8.

All systems on board the spacecraft, launched on October 22, were functioning normally, ISRO said, adding that further orbit-raising manoeuvres to take Chandrayaana-1 to still higher orbits are planned in the next few days. PTI.

Growth to moderate; India not in recessionary mode: Subbarao

Mumbai, Oct 25 (PTI) India's growth story will continue despite a slight deceleration, but there will be no recession as in some advanced economies, Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao said today. "India's growth will continue and even if there is some moderation, it will only be a modest moderation.

But it will not be a recession.

There will only be a slight deceleration," Subbarao told reporters here.

Pegging GDP growth for FY'09 at 7.5-8 per cent, he said, this was "our best growth estimate", even though there were other estimates ranging from 7.2-8.7 per cent. As India's growth is mainly driven by domestic demand and consumption, the country would be less affected by the global financial turmoil but it would not go completely unscathed, Subbarao said.

Justifying RBI's cautious credit policy announced yesterday, Subbarao said that as a central bank, it had to balance price and financial stability with growth as inflation, though declining, continued to be a matter of concern. Between October 6-20, the RBI has already injected Rs 1,85,000 crore liquidity into the system and "the one per cent repo rate cut was aimed at getting the financial markets going and giving them confidence," he said.

If the situation warranted, RBI would not hesitate to either infuse or withdraw liquidity from the system, he said, adding that at the same time the central bank wanted banks to focus on credit quality and ensure flow to productive and vulnerable sectors. PTI.

Dhoni, gliders to draw kids to school

The good attendance awards for the students of Jharkhand would be a thrilling glider ride soon. After mid-day meals, uniform, barber facility, books and bicycles, Jharkhand government hopes that flying in a motor glider would attract more students to the schools and stop the drop-out rate.

"These are efforts to boost attendance in schools. Students with good attendance record will get the chance to fly in gliders," said HRD Minister Bandhu Tirkey. "We are also trying to rope in India One-Day captain M S Dhoni in April as part of efforts to stop dropout," Tirkey said.

The proposal for the motor-glider ride has been approved by Civil Aviation ministry recently and school children of Dumka would enjoy the first ride, the minister said.

"It will be a 10-15 minute ride for each student who would be selected after checking attendance register. Students of class III-VIII will be shortlisted for the ride," Tirkey said.

Expressing hope that the children would be excited by the latest idea to attend schools in tribal-dominated areas, the minister said, "Ideas are good, but strict monitoring of attendant is necessary."

An estimated Rs 42 lakh would be spent annually to fly students in gliders, the minister said. A trained attendant would be present during the trip. The glider would stay for five days in each district with two students flying at a time.

"Up to 200 students from each district will be selected for the trip. This will attract more students to schools. But we have to make more efforts to boost regular attendance," he added.

Construction of airstrips and other related facilities have begun, he said. But doctors have advised that children with a history of ache in the ear should intimate the authorities before taking the flight.

"Even a new-born can take a glider-ride, as it flies in specific conditions. But a child having a past history of ear ache should inform the authorities," Paediatrician Dr Ajit Sahay said.

"They can use ear-plug to avoid ache in the ear at the time of flying, otherwise the glider is safe. Only medicines like paracetamol are needed in emergency," said Sahai. The government had already provided barbers to the students to save "money and time" of the students.

The school authorities have been directed to see whether the students crop hair and trim nails regularly. "I told them that celebration of Global Hand-Washing Day is not a one-day affair. It should be followed daily," the minister said.

Tirkey said efforts were on to get Dhoni's appointment in April. "Already we have message from Dhoni in our literacy and health campaigns. Efforts are on to involve him in a programme in April," the minister said.

Raj Thackeray gets bail, reaches home

Mumbai, Oct 22: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has again been granted bail minutes after being remanded to 14-day judicial custody by a Kalyan court in the case of attack against North Indians.

The Thane police produced Raj before a magistrate's court in Kalyan where he was granted bail on payment of Rs 15,000.

The court also heard the case filed by Government Railway Police, which had approached the court with an arrest warrant in Raj’s name, also granted anticipatory bail to him till October 24.

The magistrate's court granted Thackeray interim relief until October 24 in the GRP case and ordered him to pay a bail amount of Rs 25,000, Raj's lawyer Sayaji Nagre told agencies.

Soon after the court's order, Thackeray left for home with his wife and supporters.

The MNS chief was taken to the Kalyan court from Manpada police station in Thane district’s Dombivili town, where he was kept overnight after being arrested by the Mumbai Police. Raj was taken into custody by the Mumbai Police in Ratnagiri yesterday and charged with provoking hatred among communities and endangering public safety.

The authorities in Kalyan have imposed Section 144 (preventive curfew) in parts of the town beginning 11.00 am to ensure peace. Earlier in the day, police resorted to lathi charge and fired teargas to disperse MNS supporters gathered outside the Kalyan court. Further, arson was also reported from Bihar’s Barh where two A/C bogies of an Express train were set on fire by angry students.

In New Delhi, the Lok Sabha also witnessed uproar over violence in parts of Maharashtra following Raj’s arrest.

Also, a Vikroli court today issued a notice to Raj, asking him why his bail should not be cancelled. The court instructed the MNS chief to reply within a day. The court issued the notice to Raj, saying he violated a condition attached with the bail not to make inciting speeches.

Raj’s wife also sat on a dharna along with several other MNS supporters outside the Manpada police station, where he was kept overnight.

The situation in Mumbai and other parts of the state, meanwhile, is tense with reports of sporadic violence from parts of the city. MNS activists had gone on the rampage here and in many parts of the state yesterday after their chief’s arrest.

Raj, whose arrest was effected by the Maharashtra government in four separate cases, spent the night in lock-up despite being granted bail by a Bandra court yesterday.

Raj, who had dared the Vilasrao Deshmukh government to arrest him, was produced before the metropolitan court in Bandra yesterday, which remanded him to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the attack on North Indian candidates who were appearing for a railway recruitment examination in Kherwadi on Sunday. However, Raj's lawyer immediately moved a bail application after which the court granted him bail on furnishing a bond of Rs 15,000.

But the Kalyan Police quickly took him back in custody for a similar case in neighbouring Dombivili, in Thane district and whisked him away.

Since he could not reach Kalyan in time yesterday, Raj was produced before the court today.

While granting the bail yesterday, Metropolitan Magistrate GR Wankhede asked Thackeray to refrain from threatening or influencing witnesses in any manner, avoid creating any violent situation, and also report for an hour to the Kherwadi Police station for seven days, daily at 11.00 am to help with the investigations.

Raj has four cases registered against him for attack on non-Maharashtrians, including those at Kherwadi and Kanjurmarg in Mumbai and ones at Thane and Dombivili, special public prosecutor in the Kherwadi case Majid Memon said.

In Kherwadi case, Thackeray has been charged with provoking riot, assaulting public servants, endangering public safety of others, causing mischief and damage to property.

Shortly after the arrest yesterday, MNS activists went on a rampage in parts of Mumbai, Nashik, Solapur and Kolhapur attacking shops and pelting stones at scores of buses and taxis. A toll booth in Mulund was targeted and one of the counters was set on fire, police said.

Police made about 2,000 preventive arrests and resorted to lathi charge at several places.

MNS activists had attacked North Indians candidates who appeared in railway board examination at a centre in Kherwadi in Bandra here on Sunday. Similar attacks took place in neighbouring Thane and Kalyan too.

On Tuesday, the police also imposed a two-month gag order on Raj, thus preventing him from addressing public rallies and talking to the media.

Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil yesterday said that the Centre had sent at least three advisories to the Maharashtra government in the wake of attacks on North Indians by MNS activists.

The Maharashtra Cabinet earlier today approved an ordinance under which those destroying public property would be penalised and forced to compensate.

The ordinance, approved by the Cabinet, will now be sent to the state Governor for ratification, after which it will come into force.

The Big Indian Wedding

By: Anika Sharma

Welcome to the Big Indian Wedding. It's bigger than ever before and the economy seems to have no impact on its size or the 'glazmatazz' that goes with it. The humble Indian wedding has come a long way in the past five years! Think long guests list - and we mean long! Long as in a regular wedding of 500 to 1500 people. Think different themes for different days as different color outfits for different events. And think colors that you would never have thought a bride might adorn on the most important day of her life. And guess what? Indian weddings in the US have become so big and so special that they now regularly feature in the platinum weddings section of Lifetime Television.

Larger than life. Vibrant. Colorful and oh so making-a-statement. Call it by any other name and the Indian wedding will still mean the same thing - big, bold and beautiful!

So here it is. The big, the bold and the beautiful trends of this exponentially growing market - The Indian Wedding. It's all here. The trends. The clothes. The food. The pictures. The music. And, of course the jewellery!

In with the professionals: If there is one trend that can be called the biggest trend by far in the Indian Wedding Industry, it has to be the entry of the 'professional brides and grooms'. Doctors, lawyers, financial experts and many other such professional Asian Indian Americans are the ones now making the decisions about their own weddings. They are busy working 20-hour work shifts, being 24/7 on their blackberries and expect everything to deliver in life. So the new mindset is, that if "I am paying top dollar for top vendors, I expect top notch work at the time promised and the way it has been promised". It's almost like they are bringing with them an 'MBA approach' to the Indian Wedding scenario.

This is absolutely great news for the industry which till a few years ago was used to last minute weddings as well as cancellations; dealing with too many people in the family without any clarity on who is the final decision maker on many important issues; not really understanding what a theme is and how it can be carried across various elements of the wedding and almost always making a trip to India to get most of the material for the wedding, including ill-fitting wedding outfits! And this entry of the professional couples has all our top-notch vendors extremely happy. Because not only do these couples expect everything to run like a well-oiled machine, they are ready to pay a lot of money for it.

This has also given rise to the use of wedding planners - leading to better planned weddings, more weddings sticking to a plan and a date schedule and making for happier, more relaxed couples on the most important day of their life - their wedding!

Food for thought: This professional trend can be seen in food as well. The Asian Indians in the US are a mixed lot. There are the 1st generation, the 2nd generation and those that have been here long enough to qualify as 2nd generation Asian Indians. And many of them have rarely gone back to India. So their only bonding with their mother country is food!

A couple of years ago, the hottest trend in Indian food, was fusion food! But now, it's about authentic food (as authentic as possible) but presented in a contemporary setting. "Fifteen years ago, at Moghul Catering, we used to go out of our way to create an ethnic feel for Asian Indian weddings, with props etc. But not anymore. Asian Indian weddings have reached a league of their own. Today Mainstream America knows that Asian Indian Weddings speak for themselves," mentions Kamal Arora of Moghul Catering.

Today's Asian Indian couples are ready to pay a lot, to cater to the needs of everybody's palate - whether they be grand parents, parents and of course, the couple themselves. Today's couples want caterers to push the edge when it comes to the food being served at weddings. And we do not mean push the edge in terms of serving American food with an Indian twist or vice versa; we are talking about authentic Indian food being served with a completely unexpected contemporary twist. In fact, if there is anything like it, food has become more simple, more linear and definitely in that sense, coming back to the basics.

Today's vendors also have to prove their food versatility. Authentic Indian food for Indian brides and grooms and authentic international cuisine in a multi-cultural marriage. So Jewish food for a Jewish-Indian wedding, and food from Puerto Rico if the need so arises. And let's not forget that India is a country with as many types of cuisine as the number of states, if not more. Which means that today's caterer is expected to cook authentic Bengali food in the same way as he is expected to serve authentic Mangalorean food or authentic Kashmiri food for that matter.

"We have specialized chefs catering to all kinds of cuisine. And one thing I am proud to say - if we cannot make it in the most authentic way, we will get the best of the best to do it for you!" so speaks a man who went hunting for strawberries at 4 am for a client - Kamal Arora of Moghul catering.

How much can couples today dish out (no pun intended) for the food served at their weddings? Anywhere from $35 to $600 a plate. The difference? It's more on the higher side than the lower side. And they are doing this without batting an eyelid. They know that it's important to make money talk where it matters most! And that is a pleasant trend.

The humble cake: The food trend continues all the way to the dessert table. Ever thought you will see cake cutting at an Indian wedding? Welcome to the new kind of Asian Indian weddings. Cakes are now commonplace and in that sense, the new weddings are a reflection of the influence of mainstream weddings. But cakes with an Indian twist? Now that is a trend. Welcome to the evolution of the 'desi' cake. "People are insisting on a 'desi' twist to cakes now. In fact, my top selling cake is one with a filling of mango in it. The other cake that is really popular is one with a pista filling. Or imagine our very own 'desi' twist to the Western carrot cake - a cake filled with 'gajrela' filling! Cakes are evolving into serving as representatives of the cultures of the people at the party or at least represent the host and the hostess, making 'desi' cakes the HOTTEST trend for the coming year!' comments Purva, baker and head of Cake Gallerie (Cake Gallerie.com).

Another trend in cakes? Couples are now looking at cakes as a wonderful way of representing the cultures that are coming together. For an American and Japanese wedding, the cake could be in the form of a Zen garden or perhaps be the picture of a lush bamboo garden. Just like you look inwards to decide a theme for your wedding, similarly look inwards to decide a theme for your cake. Remember, you only have to dream it and your baker will probably make it happen! "I recently did a cake for a lady who wanted a traditional Indian cake, complete with minakari work and other Indian motifs. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun as well, especially for the lady when she saw the final product," continues Purva of Cake Gallerie.

Clothed me: Think brides who are exploring with new colors, understanding that they cannot simply pick up a designer outfit in India and then look good in it. Because even though it's a designer outfit and made by a top-notch designer, it has still not been made with 'her' (that is, the bride) in mind and may therefore not look good on her body.

With this realization, brides are now choosing to work with designers in the US itself. Designers who understand that it's about the look, using colors and cuts that have been customized for that particular individual bride. The biggest surprise in clothes? "Bollywood is not a big influence. Not too many people are coming in, saying, "I want that kind of outfit or I want that look'. Today's brides are exploring new colors, new cuts and are definitely being influenced by mainstream trends in their outfits," says Geetanjali Singh of Khubsoorat Collection.

Think subtlety. Think understated and guess what, think lessons on how to elegantly carry an Indian outfit! Surprised? Don't be. The US Asian Indians rarely wear Indian outfits as western outfits are more the norm. Which is why, for a wedding, they almost have to learn how to wear a sari or a chaniya choli, without tripping on it. It is a big deal. Another big deal? - understanding that its not just the outfit that makes the bride, it's about the whole look. Think make-up, think jewelry and of course, the outfit! Todays' brides are planning their wedding, and hence their entire look, anywhere from six months to two years in advance. "Brides are also getting very serious about outfit sittings. They have realized that to look good on the most important day of their life is a process that begins with understanding the kind of colors and cuts that look good on them,' adds Geetanjali Singh of Khubsoorat Collection.

Another surprise? The colors that brides are wearing these days - maroons and reds for the wedding, and any other color under the sun, for other functions. Whites were always a strict no-no at Asian Indian weddings (except if it was a Christian wedding) but champagne gold and cream-colored gowns are the hottest new trend in weddings this year! If you think that is a surprise, listen to this as well: It looks like the US Asian Indian bride is a lot more conservative when it comes to cuts and showing skin than the Indian brides in India. "As a designer, this came as a surprise to me, but a pleasant surprise. Brides today are looking for understated, underplayed but expensive garments that will show off their best assets on the most important day of their life!" comments Geetanjali.

But imagine spending up to 6,000 dollars on a gown and not being able to wear it again. Who wears wedding dresses again? That is not true, according to Geetanjali. One of the big trends that is happening in clothes are double skirts, meaning where you can simplify a dress, remove the frilly, heavily sequenced skirt and wear it as a regular gown at another function. In fact brides are very aware of this and consciously asking for this. And they are not just asking for this for themselves – they are asking this for their bridesmaids as well.

Bridesmaids? Did we say that right? When did bridesmaids make an entry into the Indian wedding? A short while ago, but not the way you will see them now. Think at least 8-10 bridesmaids and an equal amount of bridesmen - all dressed in similar colors and outfits. Makes for great photography as well as high spending.

Music for your years: When 'bigger is better' in food and clothes, can music be far behind? The biggest trend in music is the fact that the simplest of weddings today has at least three to four functions, all of them with different kinds of themes. Think Moroccan, think Egyptian, think Bhangra and everything else possible. Today, people are not looking for music. Today's professional brides and grooms, with little time on their hand, but deep pockets, are looking for everything to be handled professionally, with the pre-determined time and budget.

"Today, people are looking for complete entertainment. They no longer come asking for a dholwala or a dj or perhaps a dance troupe. Today they come with the brief of what is the wedding theme, the expectations of the audience, the mix of the audience and the kind of events that are being planned. They seek the best vendors in the wedding business and then understand that when it comes to the business, the vendor knows best. And we have been noticing more and more, recently. People come to us, already aware, that it's about entertainment and not about individual elements. So at Medley Entertainment we give them a 360 degrees entertainment approach. Which means that, we advise them on the kind of entertainment that would be most appropriate for their functions after understanding the theme and the audience," says Ritesh Rathod of Medley Entertainment Inc.

360 degrees of entertainment is definitely the new trend in music and the best part about it is that today's professional brides and grooms understand this. The wedding coordinators that today's couples are using, also understand this. Making this a fabulous time to be a top notch vendor in the Wedding Industry today.

Pretty me: Can pictures be far behind? "Today's brides and grooms are bold and crystal clear in their requirements when it comes to photography and videography,' comments Amish Thakkar of Fine Art Productions.

The Asian Indian brides and grooms also seem to hold the concept and the rituals of the wedding in reverence. They want the pundit and the priests to explain the meaning of the rituals, partake in the little nuances of the wedding and if it is a multi-cultural wedding, then they go out of their way to make sure that both sets of rituals are adhered to in their purest form. "As a photographer who has had the pleasure of shooting weddings in both, India and the US, it touches me when I see both brides and grooms with tears in their eyes, during the wedding rituals," adds Amish Thakkar of Fine Art productions.

Don't expect anyone to subtly pass money to the pundit to shorten the wedding rituals. Here, the more pure the better, the longer the better, the more in reverence, the better.

But even with pictures - Asian Indian brides and grooms are definitely becoming more bold in their picture pose choices. They are exploring new horizons such as love videos, pre-wedding shoots in studios and the outdoors, taking lessons in shooting pictures at their honeymoon and once they trust their photographer, letting themselves be guided by him to put their best face forward!

They realize that once the dust settles down on everything else, the only thing that will remain and probably save their marriage in many a fight, are those beautiful wedding pictures. Which is another reason why today’s couples are ready to spend some good bucks when it comes to their wedding pictures and we mean good bucks in terms of 15,000 to 20,000 dollars. But for that money they ask for a lot, including personalized videos, unique thank you cards as well as one-of-a-kind albums.

Horse, carriage or a Lamborghini: For those of you who are new to sports cars and have no idea whether I am talking about a car or an Italian pasta dish, here’s a bit of history to get you up-to-speed: Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of high performance sports cars, based in a small Italian village. The company is not new. It dates back to 1963 and was founded by businessman Ferruccio Lamborghini, a man who already owned a successful tractor factory! It started it seems when Ferruccio Lamborghini went to meet Enzo Ferrari at the Ferrari factory to complain about the quality of the clutch in the Ferrari 250 GT that Ferruccio owned. Enzo Ferrari sent him away telling him to go and drive tractors because he was not able to drive cars. Lamborghini went back to his factory, had his Ferrari's clutch dismantled and realized that the clutch manufacturer was the same who supplied the clutches for his tractors. In his warehouse he found a spare part, which he thought suitable, and when it was installed the problem was solved. Thus began the story of the Lamborghini, a car that Ferruccio decided HAD to have a V12 engine and a surprising 350 horsepower! This Lamborghini 350 GTV prototype began making public appearances in 1963, starting with the Turin Auto Show. Born a Taurus, Ferruccio Lamborghini used the bull as the badge by which to mark his new automobile!

Why the Lamborghini you might ask. "Well, the car is famous even today for its sporty sleek looks, its now-traditional scissor doors, along with vertically mounted rear air intakes. And you have to ask yourself, why live Life without having ever pushed the gas pedal of an ultra-exotic such as a Lamborghini?" mentions Chirali Thakkar of Fine Art Productions.

This is probably the reason why today's grooms are going out of their way to make a statement when it comes to their horses and cars. And if they can't make up their mind between the horse and the lamborghini, they take both and add a helicopter as well as a limo to it.

Welcome to the new groom. Nothing about him is shy or subtle. Mind you, he is not ostentatious. He is simply very clear about making a statement!

We cannot say this enough. The new Asian Indian couple realize that good quality comes at a high price. And they are ready to put their money where their expectations are. So in that sense, this industry in a short span of less than five years, has become extremely professional. There are no more last minute weddings and our top vendors are now easily capable of handling weddings that could range anywhere from 100 to 1500 people, if not more. "In fact we recently handled a wedding for 1500 people, and mind you, they were no celebrities. It's a fact unheard of in mainstream America. Rarely would someone go above 500 guests. But in the Indian Wedding Industry, a guest list of 450-500 people is an average wedding," comments Ritesh Rathod of Medley Entertainment Inc.

Kamal Arora of Moghul Catering remembers that most clients would come to their office doors with only one sentence in mind: "Money is not an issue. I only want the best of the best at the wedding!" comments Kamal Arora of Moghul Catering. It is so true and a sentence that so clearly defines what the Big Indian Wedding is turning out to be.

So where is it all really heading? Are the weddings all going to be big and bold? Is it all going to be about spending as much as possible to make a statement? We doubt it. It's more like spending where it matters the most - on top notch vendors who know their business and can deliver; on good quality goods; on wedding planners because they can help the couples de-stress by handling most of the planning and follow-ups at their end and by bringing a high level of respect for professionalism into this industry.

Hats off to you, the new Asian Indian brides and grooms, for making the big Indian wedding a statement in Mainstream America!

(Content courtesy - Bharat Matrimony Times Bharatmatrimony.com)