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Wednesday 1 May 2013

Mass marriage for physically challenged : Ahemedabad

A hard-pressed, physically-challenged Muslim social worker has done what NGOs receiving millions of rupees as government grant have not been able to achieve so far in Gujarat. 

Babu Sabuwala, a small-time scrap dealer walking with crutches, on Sunday successfully organised the state’s first all-religion mass marriage ceremony for 20 cash-strapped couples where both the bride and the groom were differently abled and hailed from different religions. 

The Vikalang Sahayak Kendra, headed by Sabuwala, brought smiles on the faces of paraplegic, visually-impaired and mute Muslim as well as Hindu men and women aged between 24 and 42 years by solemnising their marriage with their respective rituals.  


                   Couples at the mass marriage ceremony in Ahmedabad




Thanks to golden-hearted philanthropists like Abdul Iraki and Magan Patel, all the couples, dressed in their Sunday best, were gifted a small sofa set, a double bed, a steel cupboard, a kitchen set, a sewing machine, grains for one month and, of course, religious books. Sabuwala, who has been doing a yeoman’s service for many years, told Khaleej Times that finding out such handicapped couples and making them agree to tie the knot with each other had been tough. The Narendra Modi government has a scheme for providing financial aid for marriages of underprivileged classes but boasts no such facility for its handicapped citizens who are an unhappy lot in Gujarat.


Source : Khaleej Times , 1st May 2013 

5 comments:

  1. Once the prospective bride and groom is selected by the families and their kundlis matched to make sure that they have a happy married life , the big Indian wedding starts unfurling with its numerous unique culture. Marriage will happen to everyone sooner or later. May be you are busy pubbing and clubbing today but for a happy and secure tomorrow marriage is the only way out. Indian Marriages are not only about the couple, they involve the whole family. The Mehndi night is a festive night in the girl's family where professional Mehndi artists draw intricate designs in henna on the hands of the bride and other female members. During the Sangeet, professional entertainers are brought to regale the guests.

    The individuals not only marry each other but tie an everlasting bond with each other's family. The Shagun is exchanged by the prospective families which consist of numerous gifts to the soon to be the wed couples. The wedding rituals start with the Haldi ceremony that is done to purify and ready the bride and groom for their union. Haldi and oil is poured over their body and hair by the family members after which they are forbidden to leave their house.

    When any one's marriage is settled, an auspicious day is fixed for the wedding. On the appointed day the bridegroom is taken in a grand procession to the bride's house. He is generally clad in white silk with saffron spots on it. He wears a crown of flowers on his head. He is seated on a fine mare and is joined by a large number of men carrying different sorts of articles of pomp and grandeur. He is accompanied by his relatives and friends who are attired in their best clothes. The children wear very gaudy dresses. The procession is generally led by a band. At intervals fire-works are let off.

    When the matrimony procession reaches the bride's house, shouts of welcome in different forms rend the air. The Swaagat is the ritual to welcome the groom and his entourage by the bride's family. The kith and kin of the bride come out to receive the bride-groom and his party and conduct them to a hall richly decorated and illuminated for the occasion. The bride watches the arrival from one window of the house, careful not to gaze upon his face and then comes out to welcome him. The guests and visitors take their seats in the same hall where they are served with tea and sweets. Some who are accustomed to smoke are offered hookas. Afterwards they are led to the dining hall where sweets, pudding, puries and other dainties are lavishly served to them.

    During Vidai, the bride's brother is entrusted with couple's care. The Baraat leaves for the groom’s house are announced with drum beats and is welcomed by the women of the family. The wedding reception is the party thrown by the groom's family to announce the wedding and this usually takes place a day after the wedding.

    Marriage involves all-the families! And the best of all, it Creates Generations! So think guys and hail this medium of happily remaining in a long term relationship.



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