First of all,I hate getting dressed into formal clothes and shoes.I am the least interested in getting up-to-date in style.My friends will vouch for that.I am more the reclusive guy wearing a battered jeans and T-shirt.Add to that relatives commenting how tall I had become(that was obvious-it is a law of science,I can only grow taller not shorter) and studying for preliminary exams and you get a really annoyed Anay.
But,once I reached the wedding,I faced a much bigger problem.I was awestruck at the money that was being splurged on the 10-odd ceremonies.Right from the clothes that the couple have to wear to the decorations to the food that is being served,lots of money is being spent in the weddings.I have read somewhere that the clothes of the couple constitute nearly 20% of the total wedding budget.So that is a lot of money being spent on something that someone is going to wear once,or at the most twice.
Another such pickpocket(if I may use that word) is the decoration and stage lighting.I have know idea how much it costs for decoration but I do have a shrewd suspicion that it must be 30-40% of the budget.I mean,is this really necessary?Couldn't a simple stage with less frills be put up?And the food end of a wedding is so expensive that it is negatively mind-boggling.What is the use of including 6-7 cuisines when you know one or maximum two cuisines in a wedding are more than enough.I mean,isn't it more practical?The caterers are laughing all the way to the bank.I honestly feel that they are running a racket(not the noise one).Talking(well actually writing) about noise I feel that the band and firecrackers not only burn a hole in your pocket but also causes noise pollution.Just think of those poor souls who live in flats near party plots,they have to hear this racket,day in and day out.They can't open the doors and windows of their house and sit outside in such a pleasant weather,something that has been unfamiliar to Ahemdabad.
Don't get me wrong it is not that I am opposed to people having marriages,it is their choice but I think somewhere down the line,we need to draw the line between happiness and madness.After all this is the era of dieting,I think the Big Fat Indian Wedding needs to turn a bit slimmer....What say??
well written.
ReplyDeleteyoung man just wait for your turn, you will also want a wedding like that.people change,ideas change but i honestly think you continue being what you are.
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Manan kaka i m sure i wont want it
ReplyDeleteWell expressed. Agree, weddings have become ugly show of wealth.And it is to keep up with joneses for quite a few. You get dragged into this whirlpool/cesspool. Again it is to do with black money that gets circulated (Good for that), what do you otherwise do!!!.It is only a brave soul ready to be outcasted who can stand up to it.
ReplyDeleteVery well written Anany.. completely agree with you.. infact recently even i attended a wedding and had the same feeling..
ReplyDeleteMarraiges now a days have simply become a pompous showbiz and the worst part is people compare their spends with others and actually comment on it.(yes there were few ppl talking abt rather "showing off" the way they spent on each and every arrangement).. this makes me feel sad coz where two people are simply getting into each other lives ; rest of the world is more bothered in the glamour added to it. I hope ppl realise this and atleast Marriges become more natural and practical...!!!
At the end , i would say, m pleased to see u writing on such a topic and that too soo well.. good going..!!!