Letter From New Delhi: Land of the Wedding Planners
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Even officials like Kumar are torn between their commitment to social order and a culture that loves nothing more than a good time. "I'm supposed to be going to one of my relations' wedding this weekend," he says, "and they just phoned to say my office has forced them to move to another venue. I'm not sure I'm going to be the most popular man at the party." Far better to be a father of the bride like Chopra, who by 10 p.m. is onstage singing John Denver's Leaving on a Jet Plane to his guests. "It's the Indian way," he says, sashaying through a crowd of photographers. "This is who we are."
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