IAS officer ties the knot at mass wedding ceremony Ahmedabad: Instead of going for a pompous ceremony, an IAS officer from Gujarat opted for a simple platform for his marriage and was one of the 35 men who tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony in Bhiloda taluka on Tuesday.

Vijay Kharadi, who cleared his IAS exams in 2009 and presently posted as Deputy Collector in Narmada district, married Seema Garasia at a simple function organised by his tribal Dungri Garasia community.

Hailing from tribal dominated Khedbhrama taluka of Sabarkantha district, the 28-year old Kharadi tied the knot with Seema, a tribal woman from Vijayanagar of the same district, on Akshaya Tritiya day today, family sources said.

Avoiding a pompous ceremony, Vijay Kharadi preferred to keep his big day a low key affair with only close family friends invited to the venue....more    
07:31 PM, Apr 24, 2012