Complementing each other: Prshant Lahoti, Rekha's story of arranged marriage, love
Prshant Lahoti and Rekha share their story of arranged marriage and love
The knot story
Rekha and Prshant, art lovers, collectors and owners of Kalakriti Art gallery, had an arranged marriage. But looking at their chemistry, we can clearly say that it is match destined by the stars.
Rekha says, “Ours was an arranged marriage. I am from Kolkata and had never been to Hyderabad before. Our horoscopes played a major role in getting us together. We first met in Calcutta along with our family – only after we said ‘yes’ to each other that we started dating.”
The couple, who will be celebrating their 25th anniversary this November, feels that arranged marriages are more successful. They value the huge family support they've had in finding each other.
“I knew my in-laws were liberal but the balance of orthodox/ family values/ culture had to be maintained. I had to befriend each of my elders and I always believed that you don't marry an individual you marry his entire family,” says Rekha, FICCI chairperson.
Poles Apart
They knew they found the person they wanted to spend the rest of their life with. “In spite of being poles apart, we complement each other and that's how we balance our lives. We fill in the blanks for each other and in course of time we realised that we are made for each other,” says Prshant.
Exuding the warmth and contentment of a husband and wife, who've been together for a long time, how do they keep the spark alive? Prshant says, “Trying to get her into my first love — art. Being surrounded by art pieces all the time also plays a major role. An interesting installation of 64 erotically inclined sketches by artist Subhanna and a sculpture of Radha Krishna generates or ignites the fire within us.”
Agree to disagree
Every couple has instances when they disagree. The couple, who has two children, Supriya and Harshvardhan, says, “We have designated areas of work, still healthy arguments and discussions are a part of the game. We don’t sleep before we trash out the issue and we agree to disagree.”
With so many marriages falling apart around us today, the couple feels, “You should not judge each other and form opinions, and don’t be judgmental. We should lower our expectations. Respect each other’s points of view and give space to each other’s passion in life. Thrash out and chart the larger goals in life and work together for that so that there is harmony in thoughts.”
