In a first, an Odia girl of Gajapati district married an USA boy with all legal formalities in the District Marriage Office here on Tuesday. The marriage was solemnised by District Registrar-cum-Marriage Officer Sarath Chandra Nayak in the presence of family members of the bride and bridegroom.
Bride Christo Jyoti Bardhan, daughter of Santa Murthy Nathan of Rayagada village married to Mervin M Miller, son of Moroe S Miller from the United States of America. The marriage was registered under the Special Marriage Act of India, 1954
After completing Master in Commerce from the Krushna Chandra Gajapati College in 2013, Christo Jyoti was working as a finance coordinator in a Kolkata firm. Mervin, who loves Indian culture and tradition, fell in love with Christo Jyoti when he first visited India as a tourist in December 2018. He then proposed to Christo and subsequently informed her and his families about his wishes to marry Christo. Both the families accepted their love and gave nod for their marriage.
Notably, Christo’s Amodh Kumar Bardhan had earlier married an American girl, Tiffany Wright and the couple is presently staying in Paralkemundi. Christo and Mervin would have their traditional Indian Christian Marriage on July 5, 2019 in presence of Pastors and Church members in Rayagada Village.
Many of the villagers expressed happiness over the marriage saying that the marriage would unite two different countries and culture.