Vivah

One is always tempted to talk about the sad and eerie because its more dramatic and it makes us grow; it is impossible to go to India and not make a note of it. However, I also experienced a splendorous side of India - its lively music, its sparkle and festiveness. Sharan’s wedding was reminiscent of a grand feast of a Maharajah: music permeated each event; the dancing and celebration never ended and a gathering wasn’t complete without the delectable Indian food. Indians really know how to shake it up, and I felt in familial terrain when they turned up the music… that Bhangra beat is addictive and hypnotizing. To top it all up, Sharan’s family is multi-talented and when they take the microphone that’s when the party really gets started. Like Latins, and maybe even more so, Indians are extremely hospitable and warm, and I found myself feeling “at home” in their company. Indian women exude inner beauty – they may adorn themselves with henna, sparkling bangles, earrings, and dazzling saris, but they carry their real beauty inside.. you can see it in the intensity of their look, their genuine smiles and their evident self-acceptance. This was an experience of a lifetime and pictures don’t do justice to the essence of the celebration.