Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, today got engaged to Radhika Merchant in a traditional ceremony at the family’s Antilia home in Mumbai.
Radhika Merchant is the daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant. The families announced in 2019 that Anant and Radhika would get married.
“Ancient traditions like Gol Dhana and Chunari Vidhi – observed for generations among Gujarati Hindu families – were conducted with great enthusiasm in the family temple,” the Ambanis said in a statement.
Gol Dhana, meaning jaggery and coriander seeds, is a pre-wedding ceremony among Gujaratis. These items are distributed at the groom’s place where the event is held. The bride’s family comes to the groom’s home with gifts and sweets, and then the couple exchange rings.
Today’s evening celebrations began with members of the Ambani family led by Anant’s sister Isha Ambani going to the businessmen’s house to invite them and Radhika to the festivities.
While Radhika Merchant wore a gold lehenga, Anant Ambani opted for a blue outfit
During the engagement ceremony, Anant’s mother Nita Ambani made a surprise appearance.
In June, Mukesh Ambani and his wife hosted the arangetram ceremony of Radhika Merchant at the Jio World Center in Mumbai. Arangetram marks the end of dance training in classical Bharatnatyam dance and debut performance on stage.
Anant Ambani, the youngest of the Reliance chairman’s three children, will lead the company’s new energy business. Reliance is competing to be at the forefront of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitions to increase green energy capacity.
