Namaskaram weds kem chho 
Radha Sharma
[ 6 Jul, 2006 2112hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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AHMEDABAD:
It is a union that promises to whip up a culture curry. Bhavna Shivaji Rao from
Mysore tied the knot with true blue Gujarati Sujit Shah in a simple ceremony
here in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
Bhavna (31) had come from
Mysore and looked at least ten Gujarati men before agreeing to an arranged
marriage with Sujit (38), a electrical goods trader settled in Mumbai.
Natubhai Patel of 'Vina Mulya
Amulya Seva', a marriage bureau in Vasna which solemnised the marriage, says
this wedding heralds the beginning of a unique trend of girls from south India
wanting to marry Gujarati men.
The reason seems to be dowry
which is a menace back home with even a graduate groom demanding kilos of gold.
"My mother was not taking any interest in getting me married as she does not
have the money.
My father
passed away five years ago. I read about Natubhai's marriage bureau in a
magazine and was convinced that this person would help me settle down," says
Bhavna.
Sujit, who is an
undergraduate, had a problem finding a non-graduate girl and was happy with the
alliance. His family had only one pre-condition — Bhavna should learn
Gujarati cooking!
"I have
learnt to make sweet dal, kadhi, dhokla and can roll out thin Gujarati rotis. I
am very hopeful that my in-laws would keep me well," says Bhavna. Patel said he
has received bio data from 200 women from all over south India seeking suitable
alliances.
One Priyadarshini
Rai from Muscat is expected here to look for a groom. Earlier, Patel solemnised
the marriage of 40-year-old Ganga from Goa with Sailesh Gandhi residing in
Amdavad ni Pol and Avdesh PV of Kerela with Neha Mali of Ahmedabad.
"Girls from south India
usually find it difficult to pay a huge dowry. Such inter-regional alliances
work well for our local men who are under-graduates and find it difficult to get
brides who are less literate," says Patel.
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