The Great Indian Tamasha : Adventures of a Wedding Planner
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ISBN: 9789353767419 Pages: 184 Size: 198 x 129 Language: English Book Binding: Paperback Weight: 140 gm.
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About The Book
Reception ho yah inflation...shaadiyaan toh honi hai.
The band, baaja, baraat have got louder. With destination weddings, experiential events, curated guestlists gaining popularity, the wedding planner has become a permanent fixture on the shaadi scene not just as the event organiser but as the friend, philosopher, and guide to the entire khandaan.
The Great Indian Tamasha makes us realize that saying yes to the proposal is probably the easiest part. As we immerse ourselves in the chaos of the stories laced with black humour, we are exposed to the dark underbelly of the weddings of the affluent and the influential. These weddings are more than just a glamorous return to traditions or celebration of new kinship bonds; they have come to epitomize conspicuous consumption and a show of strength.
Well-known wedding planner Rasika Bhatia’s incisive portrayal of spirited brides, hesitant grooms, controlling parents, greedy in-laws, fraudulent clients, and conniving competitors aptly depicts the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of the modern big, fat Indian wedding that has indeed become a tamasha.
About Rasika Bhatia
Rasika Bhatia, a quintessential Delhi girl, calls herself a wedding planner by luck and a graphic designer by profession, has a degree in English literature. She strongly believes there are no shortcuts to hard work. And success is 80 per cent hard work and 20 per cent being at the right place at the right time. She has worked as a visual artist and a copywriter with Archies where she first got the opportunity to showcase her creativity before starting her own wedding designing and planning company twenty years ago. She started with a team of two talented people and slowly became a name to reckon with in the wedding industry. She has been a part of some bigwig weddings all over the country. She also got an opportunity to take on some international projects in the UAE and South-East Asia. She feels lucky to earn a living by following her passion.