As per a viral tweet by ‘asmitaghosh18’, the bride’s father refused to do kanyadaan which was a mutual decision between both the boy and the girl’s family. Scroll down for more details!

Kolkata: Head priestess Nandini Bhowmick conducting wedding rituals at a Bengali wedding.
Source: Twitter

The Bengali wedding that took place in Kolkata is said to be a ‘progressive’ one in a stretch of increasing divorce rate in the country.

The women priestesses are not the only special thing about the wedding, the family is more so the reason why it has been entitled as an enlightened and modern wedding of the times.

‘Kanyadaan’, the act of ‘giving away’ one’s daughter as a gift to her husband and in-laws has traditionally been the Hindu custom in marriages.

However, the father of this bong-Kolkata wedding read out a speech at the wedding, adding that his daughter was not property to give away.

One of the guests present at the wedding shared an update regarding the same on Twitter. she wrote, I’m at a wedding with female pandits. They introduce the bride as the daughter of and (mom first!!!)”. She further added, “The bride’s dad gave a speech saying he wasn’t doing ‘kanyadaan’ because his daughter wasn’t property to give away. I’m so impressed.”

The post has gone viral ever since it got posted and the matriarch family is receiving compliments for leading the society as it.

Stay tuned for more updates!