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VOICE YOUR VIEWS -- LAVISH WEDDING EXPENDITURE Austere It is relationship that matters. The bride and groom can convince their parents to conduct a simple wedding and avoid all lavish expenditures. Money can be deposited in bank for any future use. S. ... Inappropriate Lavish spending on weddings is becoming a regular practice with people flaunting their wealth. Extravagant spending on their wards’ weddings by a few is putting a heavy burden on the not so fortunate parents as well. The pomp and gaiety ... Misnomer Spending lavishly for a wedding has become a status symbol nowadays. In India, money is mainly wasted on the food served during the weddings. Also a lot of money is being wasted on flowers and decorations. Nowadays, photos of the couple ... Reduce cost Nowadays, weddings are marked by a lot of wasteful expenditure. Kalyana mandapams can be booked for a day instead of three days as it is mostly done. If the muhurtham is at early hours, one meal can do the needful. But combining tiffin and ... Status symbol People feel marriages should be celebrated in a grand manner, irrespective of their status. They take it as a matter of prestige. Right from printing of invitation cards to the wedding feast, a lot of money is spent. Marriage is performed only ... Useful spending Marriage expenses fall under several headings like marriage hall and decoration, invitation cards, conveyance, food, accommodation, rituals, music party, gift for guests, jewellery etc. It is an occasion of get-together with friends, relatives ... Repulsive Lavish weddings are repugnant, repulsive and retrograde. They revive the feudalistic values and customs, denigrating the whole institution of marriage to an exhibition of pomp. They send wrong signals. The rich and elite should stop this ... Materialistic Marriages are fixed in heaven but they take place in a highly materialistic society. Rich people spend extraordinary amounts of money for a day’s ceremony. Why not spend the money for poor and helpless souls? S. ... Next Issue Responses to this column have been overwhelming, as always. This week we welcome your views on ’Summer rush in trains.’ Send in your responses (not exceeding 150 words) before May 15 to Metroplus, The Hindu, 43-1B Bypass Road, ...
Are you part of the Yo-Yo-Club? Thin today, fat tomorrow. Why do most of us fail in our effort to stay slim? Some good news for sweet lovers There is no evidence that sugar increases blood glucose levels more than starch 
Ask ShahnazBeautician Shahnaz Hussain offers tips and answers queries. You can send your queries to shahnaz_press@yahoo.co.in How do I use a conditioner? Is it a substitute for hair oil? I suffer from ...
Fasten up, go! Seat belts secure our safety on the roads to a great extent. But how many of us bother to use them?
Even superheroes bleed Superheroes are accurate barometers of the times and in the latest edition of Spider-man, we see a conflicted Spidey echoing millennial angst Simran is all set for a strong come back After a three-year break, Simran returns in a lead role in Vinu Anand’s film ‘Heart Beats’ FOUR FRAMES Scoring a goal Director Kamal, who has made some breezy entertainers without depending on superstars, is back with “Goal,” released on May 11. It is a feel good romantic movie set against the backdrop of an upmarket boarding school in Ooty. The game ...
Young and quick learners Two youngsters are working hard to represent the country
In the heat Action Vacation on Jetix has loads of adventure. It will feature WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) superstars on ‘WWE 24x7’. WWE superstars, from John Cena to Hulk Hogan and from the Undertaker to Stone Cold Steve Austin will ...
Not far behind Microsoft taking over Yahoo might pose a big challenge to Google
And thereby hangs a tail Go wild and explore the great outdoors with some irresistibly funny people who write on Nature
ROAD LESS TRAVELLED Nirvana has another name Where one can hear just the sound of water, birds and the forest, says SUDHISH KAMATH
May the best band win ‘Ooh Lalala,’ a talent hunt for bands, will see composer A. R. Rahman in a new role
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