Bride in India dumps traditional dress, wears pantsuit for her wedding
26 Jan 2021
Gulf Today Report
Twelve years ago, brides-to-be in Canada threw tradition out of the window after they junked the white bridal trousseau for the coloured one.
A bride in India has shocked those hidebound by convention by wearing a pantsuit, a veil and a mangtika (an ornament for her forehead) to her wedding.
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In a post on Humans of Bombay, a photoblog, Sanjana Rishi, an Indian-American entrepreneur, talks about her experience when she got married to Dhruv Mahajan, a Delhi-based businessman, recently.
According to a report in a section of the Indian media, shewore a pantsuit a veil for her wedding, which made waves because of the bride s unusual choice. But along with all the bouquets, she faced brickbats too on social media with at least one post dubbing her crazy bride .
Viral bride Sanjana Rishi shares her story on ditching lehenga for power suit on wedding day
Sanjana Rishi tied the knot with Dhruv Mahajan in September 2020 and the photos from wedding instantly became viral on the Internet. Instagram: @officialhumansofbombay
Updated: Jan 26, 2021, 01:16 PM IST
Remember Sanjana Rishi, the viral bride who opted to wear a pantsuit on her wedding day? In September 2020, the entrepreneur by profession became a viral sensation on the Internet for her power-dressing during her wedding with beau Dhruv Mahajan. She wore a powder blue colour power suit and made people gush over her for breaking stereotypes. Now, Sanjana narrated her story to Humans of Bombay and also spoke about living in with Dhruv before tying the knot.
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The new, conscious Indian wedding aims for no more waste – or patriarchy Nivedita Shankar and Vivek Seetharaman at their trimmed-down wedding in Singapore. Photo: Nivedita Shankar
When social entrepreneur Veena Balakrishnan married Vignesh Vancheeshwar in 2018, in Chennai, India, they knew they wanted a zero-waste wedding. We were both clear that we wanted to minimise resources used and also avoid wastage. I decided to wear my grandmother s sari and family jewellery. Vignesh followed me in wearing something from his wardrobe, said the 26-year-old, who runs a sustainable lifestyle company. Right from the e-invite, we planned carefully. We chose a wedding venue that was open air, to reduce electricity and lighting costs. Natural, seasonal flowers from farmers markets decorated the venue, she said. Plantain leaves and areca bowls were used to serve the vegetarian lunch. Almost everything was composted after the wedding. All the excess food was donated to the NGO Robin