Love is in the air, and the date for the Big Day has been set! Now comes the roller coaster ride of planning the carnival that we all call a “wedding”. Indian weddings are rarely silent affairs. Every aspect hogs for the superlative: biggest, loudest, most crowded, best food, most colourful and most entertaining. Whether…
India and celebrations are synonyms. From weddings to birthdays, we go out of our way to pack as much joy, fun and celebration on special occasions as possible. Within the TamBrahm community in Chennai and beyond, there are selected birthdays with great importance. They are: Sashtiabthapoorthi – 60th birthday Bheemaratha Shanthi – 70th birthday Sathabhishekam…
The scenario has become a common one; boy meets girl or vice versa, they fall in love and they plan to get married. What’s the twist, you might ask. The interesting thing here is that they are both from culturally diverse backgrounds! Voila! And there’s the setting for a multicultural or cross-culture wedding! We are…