It was a bright Sunday
morning, 29 January 2012, when a young man of 29 appeared in a wedding suit
with over one thousand boys wearing the same kind of glittering attires. The
environment was filled with the aroma of delicious cuisines and heavy garlands
worn by the bridegrooms. Of course,the boy, I mentioned earlier, was none other
than Kshitij Thakur, a young
MLA from the constituency of Nala Sopara in Maharashtra, Mumbai and the loving
son of Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi president Hitendra Thakur. The occasion was of a
Samuh vivah (mass wedding) where 1017 couples were happily tying the knots and
stepping into a new life. In today's political world,where even tiny
politicians spend millions in the marriages of their loved ones, Kshitij set an
astonishing example of a true leadership and down to earth nature. A graduate
from Baldwin Wallace University in USA and an MBA from Mumbai University,
Kshitij Thakur is very popular in his constituency and seems determined towards
his sacred goal of serving the people of his constituency and entire India.
This grand occasion of mass
wedding is of an utmost importance not only for the couples who got married but
for the entire Indian society as well. The entire marriage cost was borne by
the Vishnu Vaman Charitable Trust (VIVA), presently, headed by none other than
Hitendra Thakur. This event took place in a huge ground at Chandansar in Virar
and attended by approximately 2 lakh people. Young couples were bestowed with a
gold mangalsutra for each bride and a gold ring for the each groom, and all the
expenses were borne by the organization. The VIVA is also committed to bear the
child delivery expenses of 2 children along with their education responsibility
up to 10 class.
We should not forget that
even in the 21th century, a number of people in Indian society do not like love
marriages, while at the other hand, inter caste marriage is unacceptable in
Indian social hierarchy. Therefore, promoting and supporting an inter caste
marriage is nonetheless a revolutionary idea and activity. Only a dedicated and
open minded person can take the risk of promoting such an exceptional
initiative. It can be seen as a dawn of breaking wretched caste system in
India. Bravo!!! to Kshitij Thakur who risked his political carrier for the sake
of society and for the welfare of numerous down trodden people residing in
India.
There is no denying to the
fact that India is the youngest country in the world where young people dwell
in large numbers. Kshitij Thakur has set a
fabulous example before these millions of young lads who really want to serve
the nation by kicking away orthodoxy from the India society. The young blood
reigns on the hearts of millions of young people around the country and is a
true source of inspiration for the ones who wish serve their nation in the near
future.
