Nagar/Bhawnathpur: A first ever – kind of mass marriages [Samuhik Vivah] being planned by a local JMM [Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ] leader Kanhaya Chaubey, which is going to take place on 11th June this year. With blessings of the almighty it was my dream that is coming true after so many of devotions to do such noble works and share the happiness with others. In the mass marriages – there will 181 couples be getting marriages in a befitting manner without spending a penny that too in the presence of over thousands people, who came from far off places to bless the newlywed couples.
File Photo; Kanhaya Chaubey
Though, I had no funds to arrange all these as minimum 35ooo will be an estimated costs per couple which was very high for me at the stage, but it is being made possible due to support from my family members including two of my sons, bhanja who is getting trainings for IFS and other relatives to whom I am grateful for their massive supports. It has happened in a manner when an old woman comes to me for support of her daughter's marriage. She was truly needy of that, but I was not in a position to do due to lack of resources. So, I discussed within family and I got encouragement from them. My Bhanja says first – Mama you go ahead with the plan – I will have 5 Kanyadaans – and so are the other members of my family did, including my son, who is engineer by profession and supported too. That booster my moral and I got my courage back for this noble idea, he says further.
The happiest of them were the couples' parents who never dreamt of their sons and daughters getting married in such a grand ceremony where many dignitaries from various fields will be joining to bless the couples on the occasions, says 'Kanhaya Chaubey'. So far more than 50 beds (chokis) are made and other too in process to complete and I hope that will pending works will be done before the scheduled Vivah, 'Kanhaya Chaubey emphases.
Add to happiness further; he says that I have requested leaders of the 'Mahagathbandhan' including Tejaswi Yadav, Hemant Soren, Shibu Soren and many others to come and bless. Hemant Soren will be the chief guest of this ceremony. I am happy that all the people are joining on this occasion. This samuhik vivah has not been barred and is free from everything, regardless of their faiths, races, religions etc. We have all communities' couples to get married on that day. 11 couples from Muslims, 55 from Oraons, 25 from Adivasi, and rests are from other communities i.e. Razwar, SC, ST, OBC and upper castes too.