- Title: INDIA: Unique matrimonial meet organised in Varanasi city
- Date: 3rd January 2011
- Summary: VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (JANUARY 02, 2011) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC) SEVERAL FAMILIES OF THE KASHI AGGARWAL COMMUNITY GATHERED AT THE MATRIMONIAL MEET MANY MEN SITTING CLOSE UP OF MEN LCD SCREEN SHOWING PROFILE OF AN APPLICANT FEW WOMEN SITTING A WOMAN APPLICANT STANDING ON STAGE CLOSE UP OF A WOMAN APPLICANT CLOSE UP OF A BADGE CLOSE UP OF A MAN APPLICANT STANDING ON STAGE (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) ASHOK AGGARWAL, PRESIDENT OF THE KASHI AGGARWAL COMMUNITY, SAYING: "In today's busy life schedule parents hardly get quality time to search for a perfect match for their children and the process of looking for a perfect bride or bridegroom also involves spending of a lot of money. That is why the Kashi Aggarwal Community has organised this meet where young girls and boys have come up with their parents from different places to look for suitable match for them." POSTER READING "AGGARWAL VAIVAHIC PARICHAY SAMMELAN" (AGGARWAL MARITAL MEET) WOMEN APPLICANT STANDING ON STAGE STAFF REGISTERING APPLICANT NUMBERS CLOSE UP OF A STAFF STAFF REGISTERING APPLICANTS MANY NUMBER BADGES SCATTERED ON A TABLE (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) ANISH SINGHAL, FATHER OF A WOMAN APPLICANT, SAYING: "We have come here as we have little time to search a perfect match. On coming here we are also able to meet many people. And I believe that the coming generation would be benefited by this medium, as it would save a lot of time. Therefore, this is a very good gathering." WOMAN APPLICANT CLOSE UP OF ANOTHER WOMAN APPLICANT CLOSE UP OF A WOMAN STAFF DESK
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- Location: India, India
- Country: India
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- Story Text: The Kashi Aggarwal community of Varanasi in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state has come up with a unique idea of matrimonial meets.
In this jet age, when people are falling short of time in their regular life, this Community has come up with a time saving unique matrimonial arrangement as eligible bachelors and spinsters come with their family to look for a perfect match to the event.
Ashok Aggarwal, president of the Kashi Aggarwal Community said that this new way of finding bride and bridegroom would save time and money.
"In today's busy life schedule parents hardly get quality time to search for a perfect match for their children and the process of looking for a perfect bride or bridegroom also involves spending of a lot of money. That is why the Kashi Aggarwal Community has organised this meet where young girls and boys have come up with their parents from different places to look for suitable match for them," said Aggarwal.
Anish Singhal, father of an applicant said that he preferred this new method as it saves lot of time.
"We have come here as we have little time to search a perfect match. On coming here we are also able to meet many people. And I believe that the coming generation would be benefited by this medium, as it would save a lot of time. Therefore, this is a very good gathering," said Singhal.
Many at the matrimonial meet said that the gathering was convenient as well as better than the traditional method of bridegroom or bride search through news papers, matrimonial bureaus or relatives as it gives an opportunity to the applicants to meet wide range of people and select a perfect match for them. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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