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In Dowry, The Groom Stunned The Father-in-law By Asking For 1,001 Tree Saplings!
When a girl gets married in India, most of the times, people focus on giving dowry even when men refuse to accept it.
Here is a case of a school teacher named Sarojkanta Biswal who hails from the coastal Kendrapara village in Odisha. When he refused to take dowry from the girl's family, her folks demanded that he take something from them, and this was when he came up with a great idea of demanding 1,001 tree saplings!
Well, Sarojkanta demanded that he received 1,001 tree saplings from his bride's father and it took no time for his father-in-law to oblige to his unique demand!
Check out for more details about this unique wedding gift and this great man.
The
Man
Is
Sarojkanta
Biswal
Sarojkanta
is
a
32-year-old
man,
who
teaches
science
at
Jagannath
Vidyapith
school
in
the
village.
He
is
a
social
activist
too
who
had
a
childhood
dream
to
have
a
"green
wedding".
The
Custom
Of
Society
His
father-in-law
asked
Sarojkanta
who
was
getting
married
about
his
dowry
demands,
and
when
Sarojkanta
revealed
that
he
did
not
believe
in
taking
any
dowry,
the
man
was
pleased.
But
yet,
the
bride's
father
insisted
him
to
at
least
accept
something,
as
it
is
a
custom
in
their
society
that
the
groom
takes
something
from
the
girl's
side.
His
Demand
Surprised
The
Bride's
Family!
Since
he
was
supposed
to
take
something
from
his
would-be
wife's
house,
he
decided
to
ask
his
father-in-law
for
1,001
tree
saplings!
His
unique
demand
caught
the
attention
of
many
people
who
joined
the
couple
in
their
celebrations.
His Idea Of His Dream Wedding
Sarojkanta had promised himself that he would never take dowry. He believes in the teaching that dowry is ethically wrong. This was something that he was taught in school by his teachers.
His Unique Dowry Was Given To Him
Just before the wedding day Sarojkanta's would be father-in-law sent tree saplings in a small van. Biswal and the would-be-bride Rashmi, who is also a teacher, are said to have distributed over 700 mango and bakul saplings among the villagers. The remaining 300 seedlings that they had got as "dowry" were given off to the villagers in their reception.
Biswal had chosen the fruit-bearing trees as it would incline the people to take care of the saplings.
The
"Green
Wedding"
To
make
the
wedding
all
"green
wedding",
the
family
decided
to
avoid
bursting
of
firecrackers.
Even
the
DJ
music
during
the
time
of
marriage
procession
was
not
allowed.
More
About
This
Interesting
Groom
Biswal
is
an
active
member
of
'Vikas
Parishad,'
which
is
an
organisation
that
focuses
on
preserving
the
environment.
The
motto
of
his
organisation
is
"Gachha
Ti
Pai
Saathi
Tiye"
which
means
there
should
be
one
friend
for
every
tree!
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