KARAN ADANI MARRIAGE

‘Ring’ in the good news

There’s light at the end of a tunnel, really. After a string of controversies and unpleasant news rocked the Adani empire, there’s celebration in the household. Gujarat’s first billionaire and country’s biggest wealth creator last year Gautam Adani’s elder son Karan has got engaged.
Your diarist is glad to share the good news that Karan is all set to wed Mumbai-based Paridhi Shroff, daughter of Cyril Shroff (his firm Amarchand Mangaldas is one of the top legal firms in India and hires over 550 lawyers across the country) and prominent lawyer Vandana Shroff. Paridhi herself has been to a law school.
This reminds your diarist of the flashy Jaipur wedding some months ago where Nita and Tina Ambani along with mom-in-law Kokilaben were decked up in exquisite finery. It was Paridhi’s brother Rishabh’s marriage to Saloni of the famous Surana Jewellers’ family. But Karan’s engagement was a low-key affair. Though your diarist can confidently say that the soon-to-be Amdavadi bahu looked awesome.
Karan, armed with a management degree from Purdue University in the US, is the Executive Director of Adani Ports and SEZ Limited. He is more interested in ports, power and logistics than in real estate and lobbying. And, he does not take his father’s riches for granted. Your diarist learnt that Karan went to Mundra, Kutch, by train. Amazing, considering that his father owns not one but two airplanes. Gautam Adani sure has thought up of an excellent way to to ‘train’ his successor.
After Congress-levelled allegations that Modi doled out favours to Gautam Adani made national headlines, it will be amusing to see Congress politicians (who’re currently shouting anti-Adani slogans, mind you!) queue up at the Karan-Paridhi wedding reception. Your diarist is pretty sure of spotting everyone from Kamal Nath and Sharad Pawar to Praful Patel there. It will also be the most talked-about reception of the year, even if ‘low-key’!