HERE COMES THE BRIDE. NOW COUNT THE REST.
Les somptueux mariages indiens bientôt à la diète ? (bride mariée)
En Inde, les mariages revêtent une importance religieuse et sociale capitale. Les familles n’hésitent pas à s’endetter pour financer des cérémonies incroyables où le nombre d’invités dépasse parfois l’entendement. Une loi vient d’être présentée au Parlement prévoyant de prélever une partie de l’argent dépensé par les plus riches pour financer les mariages des plus pauvres…
MUMBAI, India — A modern Indian wedding might include a dayslong celebration, ornate invitations, elephants covered in finery and a bride adorned in gold. But in an effort to curb such extravagant spending, lawmakers in one Indian state have imposed new regulations to limit wedding celebrations to an intimate 400 or 500 guests. Lavish multimillion-dollar weddings thrown by the country’s superrich have enraged the country’s poor, who are struggling with profound changes to the economy, including a cash crisis.
NEW RULES
2. Last month, Jammu and Kashmir state issued an order that one official said was aimed at closing the gap between the rich and the poor. Under the new regulations, weddings will be capped at 400 to 500 guests and organizers can serve just 14 dishes — seven vegetarian and seven nonvegetarian options. Engagement parties would be capped at 100 guests, and penalties could be imposed on violators.
3.“During the last 20 months we have been receiving complaints from the public that rich