Ahmedabad:On his visit last month to the Maha Kumbh Mela ,Gautam Adani had said that his son’s wedding would be conducted in a “simple and traditional way.” Staying true to his word, and also ending all rumours and speculation that his son Jeet Adani’s wedding would be a lavish and spectacular affair, the billionaire industrialist not only kept the wedding simple but also donated INR 10,000 crore.
This distinctive wedding gift from one of the richest men in the world will be channelled into various social causes Sources close to him said that Gautam Adani’s cause list for his sizeable donation has been shaped by his social philosophy of सेवा साधना है, सेवा प्रार्थना है और सेवा ही परमात्मा है। The larger part of his donation is expected o go into funding massive infrastructure initiatives in healthcare, education and skil development.
These initiatives will focus on giving all sections of society access to anetwork of affordable world-class hospitals and medical colleges, affordable top-tier K-12 schools and advanced global skill academies with assured employability.
On the occasion of the wedding of his younger son, Gautam Adani posted on X (formerly Twitter): परमपिता परमेश्वर के आशीर्वाद से जीत और दिवा आज विवाह के पवित्र बंधन में बंध गए। यह विवाह आज अहमदाबाद में प्रियजनों के बीच पारंपरिक रीति रिवाजों और शुभ मंगल भाव के साथ संपन्न हुआ। यह एक छोटा और अत्यंत निजी समारोह था, इसलिए हम चाह कर भी सभी शुभचिंकों को आमंत्रित नहीं कर सके, जिसके लिए मैं क्षमाप्र्थी हूँ। में आप सभी से बेटी दिवा और जीत के लिए स्नेह और आशीष का हृदय से आकांक्षी हूँ।Interestingly,in the tweet, he addressed his daughter-in-law as “daughter Diva”.
At the Belvedere Club in Ahmedabad’s Adani Shantigram township this afternoon, Jeet Adani married Diva, daughter of diamond trader Jaimin Shah. According to family insiders the wedding Was a simple affair, with the usual religious rituals followed by a traditional Gujarati ceremony attended only by close relatives and friends. Conspicuous by their absence were politicians, business leaders, diplomats, bureaucrats, flm stars, entertainers and other celebrities. Jeet Adani currently serves as Director at Adani Airports, managing six international airports and overseeing the building of a seventh in Navi Mumbai. Jeet is an alumnus ofthe University of Pennsylvanias School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Just two days before the wedding.
Gautam Adani announced’Mangal Seva, a program to support newly married women with disabilities. To begin with, every year, 500 such women will be provided financial assistance of INR 10 lakh each. Jeet Adani met 21 newly married divyang women and their husbands to launch this initiative. The 1/2 an of the Adani Group took to X (formerly Twitter) to express his joy that Jeet aDiva are starting the first chapter रof their journey with a virtuous resolution.
