ANANT AMBANI AND RADHIKA MERCHANT GET ENGAGED IN AN EXTRAVAGANT CEREMONY

Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani got engaged today in a ceremony at the Ambani residence in Mumbai. According to a statement released by the family, The Ambanis, along with their close friends and family, were in attendance for the occasion. Apart from the rituals, the family members also performed a surprise dance number, led by Nita Ambani.

The families announced in 2019 that Anant and Radhika would get married. “Age-old traditions such as the Gol Dhana and Chunari Vidhi – followed since generations among Gujarati Hindu families – were conducted with great enthusiasm in the family temple,” the Ambanis said in a statement.

The evening’s festivities started with members of the Ambani family, led by Anant’s sister Isha Ambani going to the Merchant residence to invite them and Radhika to the evening’s functions. Next, the couple and the families headed to the temple to seek the blessings of Lord Krishna.

The main functions began with an auspicious Ganesh puja. Radhika was wearing a stunning gold embellished lehenga and Anant was seen donning a deep blue traditional kurta for the occasion. The rest of the family, too, were decked in shades of gold and blue.

The dance performance by the Ambani family wowed the crowd who cheered them on. After the festivity and rituals, the couple exchanged rings among good wishes and blessings from the gathering.

Anant Ambani, the youngest son of the Reliance chairman, will lead the company’s new energy business. Reliance is vying to be at the forefront of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition to ramp up green energy capacity. The couple has known each other for several years now, and are slated to get married in the coming months. Anant is the son of Nita and Mukesh Ambani, and has been part of the Reliance industries family in various capacities. He studied at Brown University in the USA and currently leads the energy business of RIL. Radhika studied at New York University and is the daughter of Shaila and Viren Merchant. She is a Director on the Board of Encore Healthcare.