Indian Weddings and ceremonies are known for their traditional and elongated processes.... and yet there are people (and families) who manage to combine ingenuity and tradition together!
I'm going to be attending a wedding in Calcutta, and it's a wedding of my friend's brother. All of us were just watching the engagement video and then there is this ceremony when all the women of the house are supposed to perform an aarti of the bride-to-be and apply a small tikka on her forehead and feed her something sweet. Considering the number of women, the amount of sweet that she has to consume is huge! This family found a unique way, that was non-messy, already small in proportion and sweet, guess what?? GEMS! It may sound like that's silly and all, but I think it makes perfect sense! :)
Reminds me of the changes that we all seem to be undergoing. Everywhere we see, brands are changing, CEAT, Vodafone, and so many other companies are hell-bent upon increasing their latest brand offering.
A true change that I find in my family is that my 88 year old grandmother, Aaji decides she wants to try something new. She is going to start wearing salwar khameez, something she has never known till date. In her childhood since 12 she started wearing nav-vari which then became paach-vari or the normal sari after her fourth child (my mom). Just last year she started wearing night gowns (for sheer comfort!) and now she wants to try salwar khameez! :) I think it's such a great thing! At this age, she went with my mom to fabindia and purchased some for herself! I'm waiting to see her in them!
:)
I'm going to be attending a wedding in Calcutta, and it's a wedding of my friend's brother. All of us were just watching the engagement video and then there is this ceremony when all the women of the house are supposed to perform an aarti of the bride-to-be and apply a small tikka on her forehead and feed her something sweet. Considering the number of women, the amount of sweet that she has to consume is huge! This family found a unique way, that was non-messy, already small in proportion and sweet, guess what?? GEMS! It may sound like that's silly and all, but I think it makes perfect sense! :)
Reminds me of the changes that we all seem to be undergoing. Everywhere we see, brands are changing, CEAT, Vodafone, and so many other companies are hell-bent upon increasing their latest brand offering.
A true change that I find in my family is that my 88 year old grandmother, Aaji decides she wants to try something new. She is going to start wearing salwar khameez, something she has never known till date. In her childhood since 12 she started wearing nav-vari which then became paach-vari or the normal sari after her fourth child (my mom). Just last year she started wearing night gowns (for sheer comfort!) and now she wants to try salwar khameez! :) I think it's such a great thing! At this age, she went with my mom to fabindia and purchased some for herself! I'm waiting to see her in them!
:)
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