Desperate for a son, 83-yr-old marries 30-yr-old

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Jaipur: The second marriage of 83-year-old Sukhram on Sunday was missed by most of his friends who had danced in his baraat in 1958. Sixty years later, Sukram sat on the horseback again and reached at 30-year-old Rameshi Devi’s house to marry her. He did this in presence of his first wife, all for his want of a son.

“My only son who was 30 years of age passed away almost 15 years ago. I had worked as a labourer and as contractor in Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan and have enough property. There was nobody to look after all that. Thus, I was keen to get married again,” he told TOI.

Residents of almost 12 adjoining villages were invited to the wedding and all who saw Sukhram’s grand wedding procession was surprised. “It was the wish of the old man… What can we do?” said Ramji Lal Meena, a villager.

Like any other young bridegroom, Sukhram performed every ritual at the wedding including ‘haldi ki rasam’. “My first wife also has no problem with this wedding. It is of course the wish of god. We only want to have a son,” he added.

“Rameshi was single and her family agreed to the match,” said a relative of the bride.

Asked if the police have received any complaint related to the matter, a senior officer of Supotara, said, “We have not received any complaint in this matter.” 


GRAND WEDDING: 83-year-old Sukhram married 30-year-old Rameshi Devi in the presence of his first wife and residents of over 12 adjoining villages