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...Mumbai wedding planner Parthip Thyagarajan says it is not unheard of for families to spend as much as $500,000 on a wedding. "There's only a small percentage of people who spend such crazy amounts on weddings - probably just 10% of the wealthy Indians," he says, "but they are highly visible. Think Sant Singh Chatwal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Fat Indian Wedding Grows Bigger and Fatter | 8/16/2007 | See Source »

...Will such initiatives succeed in trimming the big, fat Indian wedding? Not any time soon, says Thyagarajan. But, he adds, "As people become more educated and progressive, they will begin to see the absurdity of spending $5,000 on a wedding dress. Given that more and more marriages are failing, people will soon stop making a big deal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Fat Indian Wedding Grows Bigger and Fatter | 8/16/2007 | See Source »

...been achieved, it is time to get out, leaving it to Afghans and Iraqis to sort out their internal problems. Afghans without the Taliban and Iraqis without Saddam Hussein can rebuild their countries and manage themselves. Prolonging those missions weakens the most powerful nation on earth. Vellore S. Thyagarajan Madras, India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: European Heroes | 10/30/2005 | See Source »

...been achieved, it is time to get out, leaving it to Afghans and Iraqis to sort out their internal problems. Afghans without the Taliban and Iraqis without Saddam Hussein can rebuild their countries and manage themselves. Prolonging those missions weakens the most powerful nation on Earth. Vellore S. Thyagarajan Madras, India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 10/30/2005 | See Source »

VELLORE S. THYAGARAJAN Madras, India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 31, 2005 | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

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