(1888PressRelease)
June 23, 2009 - STAR Plus’ pioneering, innovative and first of its kind on Indian Television, STAR VIVAAH, along with the world’s largest matrimonial website Shaadi.com organized a grand Swayamwar for suitors in Mumbai today. People from all walks of life came together to take part in this exciting Swayamwar that offered them a chance to meet like minded individuals and brought them closer to finding the right match.
The Swayamwar brought together 40 prospective grooms and brides and gave them an opportunity to get to know each other better. The anchor, Mohnish Behl, from STAR VIVAAH introduced the Shaadi.com participants and had an interactive and insightful interaction with them. A booklet with the details of all the candidates was also shared at the Swayamwar.
Commenting on the occasion, Anupam Vasudev, EVP, STAR Plus said, “Today is a proud moment for us as Neeraj Parashar, one of the participants of Star Vivaah is getting married in Bhopal. We have witnessed the biggest success of the show with the first wedding through the Star Vivaah platform. We are extremely delighted with the response that the participants of the show have got from our viewers. By partnering with Shaadi.com, we’ve offered participants an opportunity to choose from a well researched lot of profiles that can be the closest match for their specific requirements. We’re hoping the Vadhu – Var Parichay Sammelan too will help many eligible boys and girls find their suitable soulmates.”
Speaking on the initiative, Gourav Rakshit, Business Head, Shaadi.com said, “Shaadi.com is elated to provide this ideal platform to eligible brides and grooms and their families to interact with each other. Marriage is one of the biggest decisions in one’s life and in India it’s not just between two individuals, but a bond between two families. We have always believed in marrying tradition to technology and our tie up with Star Vivaah is reflective of that. It’s wonderful to witness the number of lives touched by this unique initiative and I hope that Shaadi.com and Star Vivaah continue to help people find happiness in the years to come.”
Star Vivaah offers the biggest platform for prospective brides and grooms and brings the widest choice of eligible people across religion, caste, and creed! Watch Star Vivaah, every Monday to Friday at 2 pm, only on STAR Plus.
Shaadi.com, one of India’s best known Internet brands and the world’s largest matrimonial service was founded by People Group in 1997 with one simple objective – to provide a superior matchmaking experience to Indians all over the world. Since then the company has created a world-renowned service that has touched the lives of millions of people all over the world and is proud to have made almost 8,22,073 matches till date.
Shaadi.com is also now available on your Vodafone Mobile with services that can be accessed through SMS (by sending Shaadi as an SMS to 57007), Voice (by calling 57007) and WAP (on wap.shaadi.com).
Shaadi.com celebrated its 11th Anniversary in 2008, and is proud to have been adjudged the ‘Most User Friendly Website’ by Juxt Consult as well as the ‘Best Designed Matrimonial Website’ by PC World Web Awards in 2007 & 2008. In September 2007 Business Today recognized the company as one of the Top 10 Marketers in the country. The company was also felicitated at the WEB18 ‘Genius of the Web’ Awards, as the best E-Commerce site (Matrimony). Shaadi.com Centres - the offline version of Shaadi.com - too won accolades by being named as the ‘Franchisor of the Year’ for the third consecutive year, in 2007. Shaadi.com is also the first Indian portal to be ISO 9001:2000, TRUST-e and VeriSign certified. The In addition it has been ranked “The most visited matrimonial website in India” by Ranking.com.
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