Here is a glimpse of an actual wedding in Barabanki district of Lucknow. Mirasins can be seen performing in the hullabaloo before the nikkah ceremony. The baree (clothes) for the bride are displayed.
Ainee Farooqui
Ainee is pursuing M.Phil in Modern Indian History from University of Delhi. Her research deals with school history textbooks produced after Independence. She is attempting to study textbooks as devices of publicity, performative nationalism, and pedagogy.