“I was troubled by the singular image of a bride that our society has.”
Meet Tasnim Jara. She's a Dhaka-based doctor, and a new bride.
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Four days after her wedding reception, Jara posted a photo, detailing why she decided to attend her wedding wearing a simple cotton saree, no jewellery and not a stitch of makeup.
Tasnim Jara
The post has amassed 30,000+ shares as of now, and touched thousands.
Jara told BuzzFeed that she's received hate messages as well as those of love and encouragement.
"People around me resisted my idea. But they had no answer when I asked why those are mandatory," Jara said. "I could clearly see that these norms weren’t helping my family in any way, rather it was serving the interest of a particular industry. So I didn’t find their argument very persuasive," she added.
Tasnim Jara