Archive · 21 May 2025
Vadodara Resident Turns Personal Hardship Into Charitable Mission
Rutvik, a man from Vadodara, helps people get married through big group weddings.
He started doing this because his family was once very poor, and they struggled to pay for his sister's wedding.
He decided he wanted to help others avoid that hardship.
He organizes weddings where many couples get married at once, especially for those who don't have much money.
A recent wedding had many people promising to donate their organs to help others.
Rutvik checks to make sure the people getting married really need help, so the money goes to those who truly need it.
Rutvik Purohit, a 32-year-old from Vadodara, organizes mass weddings for underprivileged couples.
The initiative was inspired by his family's financial struggles during his sister's wedding.
The most recent mass wedding hosted 32 couples and saw 10,000 attendees pledge to donate their organs.
The event was recognized by the World Book of Records for the organ donation pledge.
Rutvik and his team have facilitated the weddings of 116 couples since the initiative began.
- Who
- Rutvik Purohit, inspired by his family's past struggles, organized mass weddings for underprivileged couples through his trust.
- What
- Rutvik Purohit organized a mass wedding with 32 couples, featuring traditional rituals and organ donation pledges.
- When
- The third mass wedding was held on Sunday night.
- Where
- The mass wedding took place in Vadodara, India.
- Why
- Rutvik Purohit started the initiative to support underprivileged girls and spare parents from financial hardship during weddings.
- Organizer
- Rutvik Purohit
- Age of Organizer
- 32 years old
- Number of Couples Married
- 32 in the recent event; 116 total
- Theme of the event
- Organ Donation
- Attendees Pledging Organ Donation
- 10,000
- World Record
- First-of-its-kind communal wedding with humanitarian oath – an organ donation pledge by 10,000 people
- Focus of Previous Event
- Voter Awareness
- Amount Rutvik reserves from his income
- 20%