The Wedding Feast That Never Ends – A Generation Trapped in Gold-Plated Cages By: Javid Amin In the shadow of Kashmir’s snow-capped peaks, a quiet revolution is unfolding—one where dreams of companionship are buried under dowry lists, Instagram-perfect weddings, and generational debt. Meet 32-year-old Aisha (name changed), a PhD scholar from Srinagar: “I’ve attended 17 engagement ceremonies this year. Every time, I watch another friend’s family sell land to pay for a 7-course walima feast. Meanwhile, my mother cries herself to sleep because I’m ‘too educated’ to find a groom…
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