On this dazzling jewel in Mumbai, India, a grand wedding attracts the attention of the world. The family of Mukesh ·Ambani, the richest man in Asia, invested about 4.35 billion yuan in the wedding of his youngest son Anant, which is not only a display of family glory, but also a resounding announcement to the world.
The grandeur of the wedding was staggering, with each exquisite invitation worth as much as 50,800 yuan, which is enough to show the importance that the Ambani family attaches to this wedding. From HSBC Chairman Mark · Tucker to Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the presence of these business celebrities added a lot of luster to the wedding.
But at the same time, the wedding also caused a lot of controversy. In India, 90% of people earn no more than 870 yuan a month, and the wedding expenses of 500 billion Indian rupees are undoubtedly a kind of irony for ordinary people. One netizen even lashed out at "Mother Earth and the poor in India."
However, in my opinion, this is not just a wedding, but also a business pitch. Through this wedding, the name and fortune of the Ambani family quickly spread around the world, and the advertising effect is immeasurable. As one Ambani supporter named Gupta said, India has had a tradition of lavish weddings since ancient times, and the Ambani family has taken advantage of this.
In addition, the Ambani family's Reliance industrial empire has an annual income of more than $100 billion and a family fortune of $116 billion, and the cost of the wedding is only 0.5% of his personal wealth. For them, this money may not be nothing, but for ordinary people, it may be a lifelong dream.
This wedding not only showed us the economic strength of India, but also let us see the gap between the rich and the poor in India society. In India, wedding consumption is an important part of the economy, and the market size of the wedding industry is as high as 130 billion US dollars. And an ordinary wedding can consume one-third of the couple's parents' life savings. This can't help but make people wonder, is this concept of consumption really reasonable?
In my opinion, a wedding is supposed to be a union of two people, a testimony of love, and should not be a stage to show wealth. Although the wedding of the Ambani family was luxurious, it also exposed some problems in India society. As the richest man in Asia, Mukesh · Ambani should pay more attention to social responsibility and use his wealth to help more people, not just for a wedding.
Of course, we cannot deny that this wedding has brought certain economic effects to India. According to statistics, during the wedding, the traffic control and re-planning of traffic routes in the Mumbai CBD brought a lot of excitement to the local economy. But this stimulus is short-lived, and what real economic development requires is long-term, sustainable investment.
Overall, this wedding of the Ambani family is a feast for the eyes and a reflection of a social phenomenon. It allows us to see the prosperity of India, but also the contradictions of India. As a patriot, I hope to see more national entrepreneurs able to use their own strength to promote social progress, rather than just for personal luxury. In today's economic globalization, we should pay more attention to social responsibility, use our strength to help people in need, and make the world a better place.