Kadur: A couple, Kumar from Yagati and Suchitra from Purlahalli, got married on Valentine's Day in a ceremony held in front of the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Kadur, Chikkamagaluru.
The couple, despite coming from different castes, emphasised that their love transcended social divisions. “Caste did not become a hindrance for our love. We only had a dream before us, to build our life together,” Kumar was quoted as saying by Deccan Herald. The 25-year-old added that they did not refer to any specific auspicious date or time before tying the knot.
Kumar and 20-year-old Suchitra had been in a relationship for some time before deciding to marry. In front of their family and friends, they exchanged garlands, marking the start of their new journey together.
BJP Mandal vice president Jiganehalli Neelakanthappa praised the couple’s simple wedding, pointing out that their ceremony, free of extravagant displays of wealth, set an exemplary standard for others to follow, the report mentioned. He highlighted that true love does not recognise caste, creed, or religion.
The ceremony was attended by Taluk Madiga Samaja honorary president K.Y. Vasu, president Jagadish, general secretary Gangaraju, Sanagappa, Narayanaswamy, and others.
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
