:dateline:With a view�to curtail capital expenditure rolled lavishly on marriages or other related ceremonies,�the Punjabi Cultural Council has stressed upon to adopt certain novel and cost�effective measures as social reforms and asked the Punjabis to send messages or�e-cards through social media instead of costly invitation cards to invitees.
The socio-economic community�centric measures were endorsed and embraced during a meeting of the Council held�earlier this week�in which President Harjeet Singh Grewal, Chairman Jaswant Singh�Chhapa, General Secretary Harman Singh Butahari, Secretary RK Raju and Joint�Secretary Baljit Singh Saini were present. The Punjabi Cultural Council passed�a resolution requesting that parents, especially bridal family should send invitation�cards designed for marriages or betrothal ceremonies through prevalent social�media applications only and recipient or invitee should reciprocate confirmation�through simple message or phone call.
In order to rein in spending�on superfluous customs the Council also underlined the need to shun delivery of�sweet-boxes alongwith invitation cards to invitees before marriages or related
ceremonies and suggested that this ritual could be curbed by uploading e-cards�through social media apps. Besides this, demand and acceptance of dowry must stop�during all ceremonial occasions.
To get rid of from noise�pollution of orchestras or DJs running at high decibels than human acceptance the�Council stressed up not to engage such sound pollutants during all types of celebratory
observances and advised the public to involve relatives and friends in�traditional forms of singing, dancing, gidha or bhangra to get immense pleasure�of auspicious moments. “The loudest pitch of orchestras and DJs could devoid�of children on dancing floor from hearing impair as medical fraternity had also�warned to the public”, the council cautioned.
The Punjabi Cultural�Council also stressed that bridegroom should engage photographer and video�cameraman as they performs more ceremonies in their house and parents of bride�could be able to curtail expenditure on such parallel duplication.
To put check on wastage of�cooked food the council has also advised to restrict quantity of varied food items from Punjabi, Rajasthani, South Indian, Chinese cuisines and other sweet�dishes as partakers often resort to throw away excess food in plates into bins.�The council has asked the educational institutes, village panchayats, urban�local bodies and mehila mandals to educate the public in embracing these cost�saving practices to curtail exorbitant spending on celebrations and save the�economics of Punjabis.
