We The People

We The People: Big Fat Indian Wedding - Time To Tone It Down?


Listen Later

Foreigners are often told that there's no better way to sample Indian culture than attending a "Big Fat Indian Wedding". In our homes and on our screens, there's no better way to bring large families together for celebrations that are often our greatest memories of a lifetime. But behind the celebrations lies a darker story. In most cases, given India's poverty levels, the festivities impose a crushing burden on the hosts. There is enormous pressure to host as lavish a wedding as possible. People save for a life-time, to throw that one big party - and often these savings are not enough. Many become deeply indebted as a result of wedding festivities. Today on We The People ask: is it time to trim the big fat Indian wedding? Or Is this too great an intrusion on personal liberty?
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

We The PeopleBy NDTV

  • 3.6
  • 3.6
  • 3.6
  • 3.6
  • 3.6

3.6

5 ratings


More shows like We The People

View all
India Decides @ 9 by NDTV

India Decides @ 9

3 Listeners

The Big Fight by NDTV

The Big Fight

8 Listeners

The Buck Stops Here by NDTV

The Buck Stops Here

3 Listeners

Truth vs Hype by NDTV

Truth vs Hype

2 Listeners

Left, Right & Centre by NDTV

Left, Right & Centre

18 Listeners

Your Call by NDTV

Your Call

0 Listeners

ThePrint by ThePrint

ThePrint

89 Listeners

SRMN by SRMN

SRMN

17 Listeners

Top Headlines by NDTV

Top Headlines

2 Listeners

Turning Point With Rica Roy by NDTV

Turning Point With Rica Roy

0 Listeners

The NEWS With NDTV by NDTV

The NEWS With NDTV

0 Listeners

Spot On with Gaurie Dwivedi by NDTV

Spot On with Gaurie Dwivedi

0 Listeners

Unplan Life With Ambika Singh Kahma by NDTV

Unplan Life With Ambika Singh Kahma

0 Listeners

Ctrl + Alt + Defence by NDTV

Ctrl + Alt + Defence

2 Listeners

Knuckleball by NDTV by NDTV

Knuckleball by NDTV

0 Listeners