This village just crowdfunded a wedding for a family that faced after-effects of demonetisation

Majority of the families in India are not as lucky as G Janardhan Reddy, who spent Rs 500 crore on his daughter’s wedding, and are facing acute cash crunch, post demonetization. Usually, people save for lavish weddings but their plans hit a major roadblock due to Narendra Modi’s announcement of demonetization. People having marriages in their families are facing a lot inconvenience as they can withdraw upto Rs 2.5 lakh. But, we all know normal marriages aren’t possible in Rs 2.5 lakh.

But, this village in Kolhapur overcame this problem and crowdfunded a wedding. Villagers turned out to support Sayali’s wedding. Villagers, friends and relatives queued up at banks to withdraw small amounts that helped crowdfund Sayali's wedding, a BA, B.Ed student, who was jubilant that her trousseau and gifts were arranged in time.

"This wedding has brought our family and friends closer. It is a blessing for all of us," she told TOI.

"We were stunned and the situation at home was almost chaotic when demonetisation was announced...we did not want a grand occasion, just a simple and graceful wedding for our daughter. But we were afraid even that would not happen," Sayali's father Sambhaji, a farmer, told TOI, adding that her marriage to a shop owner in Karad was fixed around three months ago.
(iamge: indiatimes)