Wedlock in lockdown: Rohtak resident marries Mexican woman

Sunit Dhawan

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, April 15

Love, they say, does not know any boundaries. Nor does it get bogged down by a global pandemic or lockdown! While even the district borders are sealed to check Covid pandemic, a young man of Rohtak has tied the nuptial knot with his Mexican beloved bang in the middle of the ongoing lockdown.

Niranjan, a 22-year-old man of Rohtak, got married with Danna Zahory, a 21-year-old Mexican woman, on April 13.

“We met through a language-learning App, through which I was learning Spanish and she was learning English. During the course, we were told to choose our learning partners and thus we got bracketed together. We began to like each other and decided to get married,” says Niranjan, who works as a waiter.

Danna’s family visited India in 2017 and were impressed by the Indian culture and hospitality of Niranjan’s family. Hence, they got engaged.

Danna’s family again came to Rohtak on February 11, 2020, to get the marriage solemnised. The lovebirds applied for court marriage, which was slated to take place on March 18.

However, one of the witnesses failed to turn up on the appointed day and the marriage was postponed to March 23. However, in the meantime, lockdown was imposed, and the marriage had to be put on hold once again.

The parents of the would-be groom and bride requested the district authorities, following which the marriage was finally solemnised on the evening of April 13.

Niranjan’s father serves as a cook, while Danna’s father has an interior-design business in Mexico.

“India is an amazing country. The people here have so much warmth. I love Niranjan for his cuteness and helpful nature,” says Danna.

The newlyweds plan to get settled in Mexico after spending some time in India.