By Admin 
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant Wedding Anniversary: A year ago, a grand ceremony in Mumbai gave birth to a moment of cultural importance, whose echo was heard all over the world. On 12 July 2024, the marriage of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant was not just a private event, it was a celebration in the confluence of tradition and modernity, which gathered praiseworthy worldwide for their grandeur, symbolism and global appeal.
A generation
Industrialist Mukesh and Nita Ambani’s youngest son Anant Ambani, Viren and Shaila Merchant’s daughter Radhika Merchant held each other in this wedding held at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai. In this ceremony, big names of Indian and international society gathered under a roof, which reminded of a royal festival.
The guests included Bollywood veterans like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra as well as global celebrities such as Kim and Khloe Kardashian, John Kerry, Tony Blair and Boris Johnson. His presence took the event beyond cultural boundaries and set a new standard for global celebrity celebrations in India.
Banaras taste in Mumbai
Amidst this grandeur, the marriage also showed India’s rich Pak-art heritage. One attraction of the ceremony was the presence of street food of Varanasi’s famous Kashi Chaat Bhandar. Neeta Ambani personally visited this chaat store in Kashi and tasted Tikki Chaat, Tomato Chaat, Palak Chaat and Kulfi Faluda, which she chose for the guests.
Rakesh Keshari, owner of Kashi Chaat Bhandar, told ANI, “On June 24, Nita Ambani came to our Chaat Bhandar, where she tasted Tikki Chaat, Tomato Chaat, Palak Chaat and Kulfi Faluda. She was very happy and said that Banaras’s chaat is very famous. It was a matter of pride for her to serve.” The menu consisted of dishes like tomato chaat, chana kachori, spinach chaat, kulfi Faluda and Dahi Puri, which brought nostalgia and unique confluence of taste for the guests.
A cultural heritage
Many people called this marriage a “royal marriage of India”. It was not just a grand event, but it was a symbol of India’s modern global appeal and a combination of deep cultural roots. The New York Times wrote that the event “introduced the world to the Golden Age of India, which shows how such moments define the national identity on the global stage. As soon as the couple is celebrating its first anniversary, the memories left are not only of grandeur, but of the joy, color and cultural pride that this marriage scattered. This was a moment that turned a marriage into a collective festival.