The year 2018 has witnessed a number of celebrity weddings in India that involved film stars, sports persons, business tycoons, industrialists etc. The wedding however that has attracted the media attention world over, is that of Isha Ambani with Anand Piramal in Mumbai recently. It has been rightly proclaimed as the most opulent marriage as also the unprecedented wedding of the century.
People have been tirelessly estimating the money that must have been spent therein by Ambanis during a week of extravagant festivities. This guess amount has very wide variations, ranging anywhere from $15 million to $150 million. It would still not be amazing if the actual spending, if revealed at all, encompasses all these calculations.
But as envisaged, this memorable occasion has also raised eyebrows in some circles. The critics have argued that the cash spent could have been used to eradicate poverty in India. These fault finders hardly realise that the money spent by Ambanis, on the other side, has been income for many artisans, craftsmen and workers. This is so because the expenditure of one family is the source of livelihood for hundreds of other families. Moreover, Ambani family has not only done a lot of charity work on this auspicious occasion but they are also involved in several philanthropic work in the past too.
Bharat Shah
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