A revolutionary wedding in Kerala sans 'mangalsutra', traditional feast

A revolutionary wedding sans 'mangal sutra', traditional feast
Anoop works as a tribal extension officer at the Scheduled Caste Development Corporation’s office in Alappuzha, while Akhila teaches botany at KAHM Unity College in Manjeri, Malappuram district.

Couples opting for an unconventional wedding is not new in Kerala. But a marriage held at Kuttippuram recently seems to have gone a step further to attract wider attention. The wedding not only lacked ceremonies of any kind but also the served a 'different' feast.

Anoop of Thuravoor and Akhila from Kuttippuram tied the knot at the sub-registrar office in Kuttippuram on November 8.

At the reception, a pair of old wooden chairs was the only luxury for the bride and the groom who greeted the guests from the stage. A big screen in the background had the image of Che Guevara and his words, 'The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love…' An old ‘Hero’ cycle also rested at the corner of the stage.

The ‘feast’ for the guests included boiled tapioca and fish curry. Instead of paper tumblers and plastic plates, glass wares were used to serve the food. The dishes were arranged by the Selfie Kudumbashree unit of Mararikulam in Alappuzha.

Anoop and Akhila met through an advertisement in the matrimonial column of a newspaper. Anoop had placed the advertisement seeking a bride irrespective of her religion or caste. Akhila was pleased to find a groom who shared her thoughts.

Anoop and Akhila
Anoop and Akhila

However, Anoop placed some more conditions. He was firm on not tying the ‘mangalsutra’ on his bride. Anoop also refused to follow any religious custom during the wedding ceremony.

Akhila’s happiness increased manifold hearing those conditions as she too supported such revolutionary ideas.

Anoop works as a tribal extension officer at the Scheduled Caste Development Corporation’s office in Alappuzha, while Akhila teaches botany at KAHM Unity College in Manjeri, Malappuram district.

At a time when families splurge a fortune on weddings, this could be an example of extreme austerity in the celebration of a lifetime.

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