The Great Indian Tamasha - Adventures of a Wedding Planner by Rasika Bhatia
Amazon.in The Great Indian Tamasha by Rasika Bhatia is an in-depth and interesting book on her lived experiences as a wedding planner, not fiction. As she puts it candidly, "Being a wedding planner can prepare you for anything in life." So it appears, as every chapter springs a surprise, which, while amusing in retrospect, must have quickened the heartbeats of those involved in the preparation of the event. The author's sense of humour comes in often as she describes her experiences which often differ greatly from her expectations. One bride wanted to step down from the moon, a drunk groom went absconding, another groom found himself carried away by runaway white horses, and a tiny diamond merchant from Surat made use of the wedding presentation to copy it for his daughter's wedding. Rasika Bhatia reveals the myriad lessons her experiences have taught her over the years. In the chapter titled 'Money Can't Buy You Love,' she says wryly, "Love...