This stage managed wedding was for real

Two underprivileged Adivasi youngsters got married without spending a single rupee. It was part of the marriage ritual to showcase an Adivasi wedding as part of Giri Ustav-2016 held at Utnoor on September 16 and 17.

The couples got married for real and even got Rs 51,000 financial help on the spot under the Kalyana Laxmi scheme. Their relatives who attended the marriage had a good lunch at the event.

These two couples are being considered as celebrities by their fellow Adivasis who wanted to be photographed with newlyweds.

One Gond couple is from Salevada in Utnoor mandal and another, a Koya couple is from Somini village in Bejjur mandal. 

Their relatives are considering them as a luckiest couple as their marriage was solemnized traditionally during the Giri Ustav with hundreds of Adivasis and elected public representatives were witnessing the auspicious event.

Utensils were gifted to these couples after their wedding and MLAs, ministers Jogu Ramanna and Allola Indrakaran Reddy took photographs with them.

Adivasi leader Sedmaki Seetharam said they were looking for a bride and groom to take part in the traditional marriage rituals to perform a marriage at Giri Ustav. 

Luckily they come across prospective bride and groom Mesram Sheshrao and Vachalabai of Salewada village whose match was already in the process. The second couple is Thorram Kishore and Sidam Soni of Koya of Somini village in Bejjur manal.

Newly wedded Mesram Sheshrao said he got rare opportunity to get married as part of Giri Ustav amidst thousands of Adivasis and well-known leaders and MLAs, project officer and ministers which were not possible otherwise.

They registered the marriage immediately under Kalyana Laxmi and got financial benefit under the scheme with the intervention of the senior officials.

The scheme had come under the criticism because of a scam that was unearthed but fortunately for these two lucky couples it was smooth sailing all the way. An auspicious start to a new life undoubtedly !