Couple traces wedding pic from daily

Thiruvananthapuram: Taking an unusual route makes special moments all the more memorable. It was one such crazy idea, a long-cherished wish, by a couple to acquire the copy of a lost photograph that framed their 40 years of togetherness.

The couple, K M Prasanna Kumar and C Shailaja, was thrilled to trace the photo that appeared 40 years ago in a vernacular newspaper on their wedding day. “During those times, rarely would people announce their wedding through a newspaper. My friends gave our wedding photo and other details in the newspaper on our wedding day. And we had kept a copy of it safely in our album. But somehow, we lost it. Later, I thought it would be nice if we could get the very same photo so that we can publish it along with our latest one on our 40th anniversary. And I enquired with the advertisement wing of the daily. Fortunately, they had a copy of the same in their library at Kozhikode,” said Kumar, managing director, Airwing Academy, Thiruvananthapuram. The present photo and the old one came out as a designer collage, much to the joy and surprise of family members.

After publishing the 40-year-old photo alongside the latest one, the couple had received several calls from their family, friends and well-wishers. Most of their friends were nostalgic about the couple’s wedding day after seeing the photo. “Some of our friends said that it rained heavily on our special day. Recollecting some funny moments of the day, they exclaimed how we have changed over a period of 40 years,” said Kumar.

Their children and grandchildren who are settled in Bengaluru were also excited to see the old picture of the couple printed in a daily. Kumar and Shailaja, who love to travel a lot, are waiting for the pandemic to subside so that they can fly to their favourite destinations.


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