Jamnagar Decks Up to Welcome Who’s Who of Biz & Tech World for Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant Wedding – News18

Gujarat’s Jamnagar is all set to roll out the red carpet for global icons in the fields of business and technology who will attend the pre-wedding festivities of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son Anant Ambani and industrialist Viren Merchant’s daughter Radhika Merchant from March 1-3. The couple will tie the knot in Mumbai on July 12.

Among those expected to attend the function are Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Disney CEO Bob Iger, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Adnoc CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, and EL Rothschild chair Lynn Forester de Rothschild, ET reported.

Others include Bank of America chairman Brian Thomas Moynihan, Blackstone chairman Stephen Schwarzman, Ivanka Trump, Qatar Premier Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, tech investor Yuri Milner, and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Lupa Systems CEO James Murdoch, Hillhouse Capital founder Zhang Lei, BP chief executive Murray Auchincloss, Exor CEO John Elkann, former Cisco chairman John Chambers, Brookfield Asset Management CEO Bruce Flatt, Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, and Ajit Jain, vice chairman of insurance operations, Berkshire Hathaway.

The guests will get a taste of India’s rich culture and heritage at the pre-wedding festivities of the couple. They will also receive traditional scarves made by women artisans from Kachchh and Lalpur in Gujarat.

On Friday, Reliance Foundation posted a video on their Instagram handle in which women from Gujarat can be seen curating Bandhani scarves for the wedding functions. In the clip, one can also see Nita Ambani, founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation, meeting the artisans and expressing her happiness seeing their hard work.

“Threads of Love and Heritage: A Tapestry Woven for Anant and Radhika. In a tribute to Indian heritage, the Ambani family has commissioned skilled women artisans from Kachchh & Lalpur, to weave a tapestry of dreams for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s upcoming union,” Reliance Foundation captioned the post.

“These women pour their hearts and souls into the craft, preserving age-old techniques and breathing life into stories as ancient as the land itself. Swadesh is empowering communities and preserving age-old craftsmanship,” it added.

The grand wedding is also seemingly an ode to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Wed in India’ call where he said people should be encouraged to opt for their festivities in India instead of choosing destination weddings abroad so that wealth remains within the country.

“Is it appropriate to hold marriage abroad? Can’t the marriage be held in our country? How much of India’s wealth goes out. You should create an environment that this disease of getting married abroad does not enter your community. I would say ‘Wed In India’, like Made in India, Marry in India,” he had said.

Anant and Radhika got engaged in a traditional ceremony in January 2023 at the family’s residence Antilia in Mumbai.