RSVFree: How Indians are trying (and struggling) to wriggle out of attending weddings amid a raging pandemic

Synopsis
Unable to have tough conversations within family groups fearing friction, many vent their frustration online by sly tweeting at people still going ahead with their grand wedding plans
ETtech
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi
“Opened Facebook after ages today and it’s just a combination of Mother’s Day posts, wedding photos, and Covid obituaries,” Raj Kunkolienkar (@kunksed) tweeted on Sunday.
Kunkolienkar’s post was one part observational and nine parts stemming out of frustration.
Last week, the Goa-based cofounder of Stoa School, a premier B-school, wearily tweeted about his grandmother testing positive for Covid-19 after she was “dragged for a wedding” despite his protest.

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