nice way to spend money

Great gesture. I am yet to see this news in Indian news papers. May God bless this pious soul. He is a true philanthropist.

may god bless you. Keep it up

Great work this world is owed by good people.

Really shocked to see there is no comments for this news. Are we addicted to negative news only? I really appreciate the motive of this human.... Hope the humanity will be alive forever irrespective of the wrong news filled with media.... There can be some law forcing all the media to project 30% of positive news world wide could help to change the peoples mood. For eg, Indians & Pakistanis fights in the net. But, There are a lot going on to bring Indians & Pakistanis but, it is not at all appearing in the media. Don't understand why media chooses to be so selective to Negative news

Pakistan's billionaires who dont even pay taxes prefer five star hotels for the wedding of their children and care little about the girls who can not even buy a bed room set for them. Shame, shame and again shame

pakistanis always show small heart for positive news from india,,,,

there is no comments, from pakistani readers,,,, they have just ignored the positive news.

Lovely!!! RESPECT...

Good work Man....... May god bless you!!!!!!!!

Bravo....well done.

It includes brides or daughters from all the caste and religion. As reported in local daily there are some ten muslim daughters also.

You're a true hero sir. In these days of false heroes, you're a real one...

What a wonderful thing to do. I myself am down to my last penny right now but wait a minute, the moment I hit a God sent bounty, I pledge to do the same. I salute Mahesh Savani. May his good deeds encourage other wealthy people to open up their coffers and hearts in such efforts and at the same time reduce the disproportionate gap between the rich and poor.

god bless this person, he wouldn't have spent more than Rs.5-6 crores in all, but for each of the bride and their families, it was worth its weight in gold

Charity can take many forms, the greater the number of people benefited the better. The goodwill and blessings of those helped will bring greater rewards which more than compensates any money spent. The world definitely needs more charity from a greater number of people.

He is a great person. We salute you Sir.

We in developing countries need such type of role models and sufficient media coverage for such charity events

Huge respect !

Great Job. Marrying a daughter is one of the biggest worry in Indo Pak. May God bless these girls with happy family lives.

Best way to spend money, Rich should learn!

A grand salute to you man! May you prosper infinitely! Our country needs role models like you. It is gestures like these that win trust of people towards industry and its captains. If India is to prosper (which it will at any cost) then we need to cultivate respect for private industry in the minds of ordinary people and the only way to do that is by gestures like these.

Feels great to know that people like him do exist in this world-unable to find words to appreciate a gesture that is so GREAT!

@P.Mishra this news was in gujarati papers 3 days back n times had it yesterday 30th november

@aam aadmiA "pakistanis always show small heart for positive news from india,,,," So you came here only to say this crap? you surely have very positive heart

@aam aadmiA no negative comment can be considered as many positive comments

Respects!

really commendable

Great job....something for the Ambanis and Adanis to ponder on

Well done, Sir. Respect.

Honestly I feel shame I am not millioner but still I should be doing something for less privileged.

You are a true star! Well done Sir! I hope we can start such initiatives in Pakistan too - there are enough wealthy people on both sides of the border to eradicate most, if not all, poverty in the region.

He chose to remain anonymous? What is his name? Where is he from? Good Samaritan !

May GOD give him long life.

If every middles class person contribute a little, poverty can be reduced to a large extent.

I salute this man. I hope other rich people learn a lesson from him

Wow. Spending so much money on others to help them to a better life. Respect.

Stay Blessed always and ever Sir, I salute you.

Very decent thing to do...makes him a great human being..and that is,true religious behavior in my view!:):)

For a generous gesture like this you have respect of a whole nation!

@Parivel My friend I whole heartedly agree with you but there are not even few who will pay attention to your desired appeal, which is sad to say but we have to remain hopeful.

This is one of the ways to please Almighty GOD and not to kill human beings in the name of religion, caste, race and creed. However we need more people to serve humanity than few handful.

A very noble act. World needs these kind of people. On a side note, if India abolishes the dowry system then there will be no need for billionaires to finance the weddings of the poor people. $7,250 is mostly dowry.

Some people spend crorers of rupees on wedding. They are not bad, but spending money that shown by this man is much much better.

Sir, i commend your move. i will follow it surely

This was a true humanitarian gesture by this diamond merchant, just hope they get rid of the dowry system in India for it is not conducive to a progressive democratic nation. The dowry system has resulted in many Indian brides being abused and tortured or even rejected by her future husband for not bringing a large enough dowry. Modi must change this archaic dowry tradition so Indian females can move ahead rather then backwards in society.

FYI, there are many such kind, generous Pakistanis who do the same for up to 300-500 poor women and do so quietly. It's quite common in Pakistan since many of my relatives are involved in providing for such families living in kachi abaadis (low income areas) in Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore and other towns in Pakistan. This family driven fund provides for a full Nikah reception for all the brides, their family members and their guests through Zakat donations from relatives all over the world. There is great strength in numbers; by helping such families, the spiritual return is immeasurable : )

He has a big Heart, and continues his charitable donations for those sisters who no next to kin for sport.

It is not money alone but his gestures and feelings that also deserve to be applauded. A noble soul indeed. May God grant him long life and more prosperity to continue to spread light among the poor girls of the country. I suggest that some rich people come along and start helping educate girls from the poor families, so that they could be enabled to stand on their own feet and help their families to come out of abject poverty. Thanks to Dawn for bringing this type of good news to readers in Pakistan.

Humanity is till there in this planet. Long live this kind heart and may God bless him with all riches in life

God bless Mr. Savani. I hope you can afford to get 100's more girls married. Bravo.

This man should be congratulated. He is doing a good deed.

@Laddoo There is a flip side to your argument. The money which he gave to the brides can also be considered as a gift from a generous person to these poor women to provide them some sort of financial security. At least in India we consider it quite normal if the parents give a good chunk of their lives' savings to their sons, then why not the daughters.

Love It.

Great story! It is heartening to hear someone privileged thinking and doing good good deeds for those that are not so well off. This is a great example of love for humanity. I hope we have more people like this trader in our countries. Hats off to you sir, please know the world is better because of you. With much respect from a Pakistani!!!

Good people are respected across state and religion. I salute this gentleman for the noble cause. I have heard a lot about Gujarat in India.... Some time ago there was another business who shared his wealth with his employees for their loyalty and hard work... he gifted cars appartments and jewelery.... Again Respect from Pakistan.

To all indians: pakistanis dont show 'small heart' instead they love news like this, that is why this news was printed in a pakistani news paper before an indian news paper. This guy is awesome..

@AYZA Social aspects of the society that are not criminal in nature are up to the people to solve, not governments. There are communities where there are no dowry given or taken. Some do it some don't...

love from Pakistan! you're a true human/businessman

good deed!

@Muhammad Iqbal Indian Billionaires are also like that. He is exceptional hero.

i think ppl like us (LOWER MIDDLE CLASS) COULD HELP OTHERS BY OTHER THINGS. Last sunday at a railway station a begger came 2 me & ask 4 money i told him i 'll give you 10 Rs but u will have to clean the platform. he did that. i gave him 10 rs. ppl saw this & promise me to do same. it feels great""""

What a fine gentleman. I wish we also have a few people like this in Pakistan.

May God bless you.

I wish more rich Indians followed the footsteps of this gentleman. The likes of Ambanis, Bolloywood bigwigs, and other filthy rich would open their hearts and follow suit.

They married couple were from all religious groups.

What man,what a heart. Truly a Kar Seva

Maoula khush rakhey........ ALLAH may give u a long life and good health

God bless you. I was a fatherless bride, but in my society, I was blessed to have all I need left to me by my deceased grandmother. I now live in the house her money bought. You have done such a good deed for the whole of humanity. God bless you a hundred times over.

@Riky Do WHATEVER you can for the downtrodden. God does not look at the size of your purse; only the size of your heart.

What a great gesture by this man. May Allah guide him and for others to learn lessons from this chaps actions.

This is a result of crackdown on Black Money by the Indian Gov. He is spending his black money just to stay out of jail. But I agree he should be a role model for other black money holders.

A heart of gold indeed.

Waheguru da benda

What a gentle soul. A true human indeed. Its because people like him, Edhi and others who set examples for other humans. Other mega rich both in India and Pakistan should learn from such humble individuals.

Can I send few dollars towards this noble cause Savani? Great soul...God bless!

May Allah bless you more

This is a lesson for Modi.

Guys me and many more people from Pakistan alwasy appriciate any one around the world who do good for the people and sorry that you felt that way, i can see many Indians alwasy come forwrd and comment good and ugly too on Pakistan news but its always good to hear critisism.. So please dont think we ignore such great people and charity works done in India..All the best

Good job Mr Savavi, keep up the good work may god bless you. Asif, New York

What rubbish. I just want him to pay his taxes.

May Lord bless unboundedly this admirable person for all of his human goodness. Today when the devils of hate, division, extremism and criminal corruption have mired the peace and harmony of humanity, we still have such good people in India, Pakistan and every where in the world. I am almost 70 years old. I have personally experienced many "human angels" in love and compassion from Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Sikh, Budhist and other communities. My father was a humanist Muslim and he was being elected as Pradhan and Sabha Pati by over 80 % Non-Muslims mostly Hindu majority of his constituency for continuous 43 years in Gorakhpur District, India, till he himself stepped down due his old age. He used to visit every home of his constituency and would take care of them as his own family members. I still cherish the warmth of love and compassion received by many Hindu men and women in my childhood and teen age including my Hindu teachers. My first Urdu and Persian teacher was not any Muslim Molvi Sahib but a Hindu Pundit of Azamgarh, U.P. May God rest his soul in peace as till my graduation I did not find another loving and caring teacher of his intellectual stature and human greatness. I know many great Hindus of India who gifted a part of their land, business and property to homeless, shelterless and hardship stricken Muslims and ...vice versa. As a religious community I have experienced Christians on top of all in charity, compassion and humanity. All over Christians Countries they opened their borders and hearts for needy people of all religions, race and regions with equal opportunity and equal justice. But today since a little minority of hate criminals and extremists have taken over entire Nation as hostage, in many parts of Pakistan if any Muslim would even publicly pray for eternal peace for the soul of his departed Hindu or Christian teacher or family friend will be killed. Because the ignorant extremists do not allow people of any other religion or faith to share eternal peace of Heaven or blessed kingdom of God, with any other fellow human? It is almost the same also in the other parts of world and in many factions of other religions.

Someone mentioned dowry. I For one can't stand it and have always been against it. It's outlawed in India but you you know how that goes. A close friend told me that in his community, if the guy refuses to take dowry then people will think that there is something wrong with him. And then I told him that if he does take it, I'd call the cops :)

This is a lesson for BJP.

How about spend the money on sending these girls to school, instead of paying arranged marriages of unhappiness?

@Iqhlaq Ahmed (lahore) Thanks for your such wonderful comments...

we need these type of kind people in Pakistan

wonderful news to all poor girls without a father the India

@aam aadmiA So Hindi it I show Pakistan's, that is great

In Pakistan people do it quietly. It is noble and commendable, does not matter who is doing it or where the re ding it. Hats off

This is a healthy trend and rich and affluent should spend some of their wealth for the downtrodden. I was amazed to know that a promoter of indian software giant Infosys allocated more than a billion dollars of his own fortune to spend for the welfare of poor people, providing medical assistance and in education. Another indian billionaire Mr.Nadar of HCL technologies allocated one billion dollars and spending the money in starting top quality scools and technical colleges, admitting students only on merit and poor background. Some of my Indian colleagues got inspiration from these people and are doing something to poor within their capacity..A candle can light hundreds of candles

Marvelous gesture!

@iqbal You have Edhi; I bet there are a lot more unsung heroes in Pakistan, and India, too.

@Najamuddin Thank you sir really makes us proud

Whilst it is a lovely gesture on the part of this man, it is so sad that Indian society treats fatherless women / girls so poorly. If a man and woman wish to marry, it should be irrelevant whether their parents are alive or dead.

@Najamuddin We know the art of persuasion with the words, sentences you have written and picture painted are the modern way of propaganda techniques. Through this you want to project that you people are living in a paradise, whereas we have seen what is going on in your country? You tried to challenge the diversity of thought as well as unity among st you people and relegating and asserting that we are having problem? Layoff don’t make our nation fool and try to teach your nation. what happen about Samjotha express, in which many innocent people died and what happen in Assam?

Nice gestures.

India has many rich people but very few do charity like this. Hope the next generation rich will be more generous.

Mr. Mahesh Savani, You have a heart of, not Silver or Gold, but Diamond. No wonder God has chosen and rewarded with this honor. We hope this open eyes of able men and women on both sides of the border and encourage them to do such kind of real service to the less fortunate fellow human beings.

What is most unique about this is that these girls were married off in a befitting manner. Mass wedding do take place on both sides of the border, but those brides are not given much. Those are very poorly funded ceremonies.

Where are Pakistani rich people to follow such an example !

If you are a Millionaire, you can either spend money on buying Gold Coated Ferrari or buy Villas around the world, but Helping Others like this is something that will give you Never Ending Pleasure and You will feel proud of you. God Bless you Mr. Mahesh! From Pakistan.

@aam aadmiA Not All Pakistanis Dear Common man Of India.

@Hitesh Even if there were no Muslim ladies, It is Appreciable Bud. Applaud for Mr. Savani!

@Najamuddin Your views and feelings, Sir, must be more known to all people of this planet! You are a true carrier of a very important flame this world needs - humanitarianism! If we all become a good human like you, God can rest in peace, for once!

A truly heart warming news and incident! This man has done a noble work for humanity, regardless of religion or caste! Such news must gain world-wide publicity! God bless him and may a million such people be known all over the world!

@Riaz Murtaza Mr. Abdul Sattar Eidhi Sahib. Don't Forget him.

@AZYA - I think the mentality of some people will never change. they only talk about Nikaah, Zakat and Jannat. How many Non-muslims did your family or whoever got married like this trader from Gujarat (remember Gujarat - the place where muslims were masaccred ? No no Not Pak Punjab Gujarat where they burnt the christian couple alive ) what a joke. when you do charity don't make a big deal about it. learn something from the indians

one important point which is missing in this article ---- out of the 111 brides three are Muslim . Indian news papers have given this news prominently along with wedding venues and solemnization of marriages.

What a wonderful gesture. You bring happiness to 111 women and hopefully their appreciative husbands, but even more importantly, you reaffirm our faith in humanity. Thank you Mr. Savani, sir. You are indeed a noble man.

@Mamata_Begam ---- Madam please do not demean his noble act as an attempt to brand it as black money. - the amount so spent is treated as his personal expenses instead of Firm's /company's expenses on social obligation.

God Bless you sir.

In India, and I am sure in Pakistan too, there are enough super and mega rich people who can help end slavery of children and whole families (as reported in Pakistani paper today and is true in India too), provide good free schools and hospitals instead of spending money in show-off parties etc. Lakshmi Mittal performed a marriage that was obscenely lavish as is that Ambani house not far from a slum.

A noble deed.

@Karan That is okay. How about you helping atleast one bride?

Mr. Savani, Thanks a million for helping out the needy. For your good deed, may Almighty God bless you with billions more.

Are you all in "la la land"? Does no one comment on how supremely discriminate and idiotic this is...or are your rose coloured glasses stuck to your faces??? Does no one question as to WHY to wed ones daughter..or son for that matter, must cost lakh and lakh rupees???? Does no one comment as to WHY a wedding cannot be performed in a simple and not so expensive manner??? Does no one UNDERSTAND that it is a wedding...and not a business transaction, that requires an EXPENSE ACCOUNT for the parents???? Does no one.... and on and on I can go.... When the "Goras" can go and wed infront of a civil judge and pay $20 for a marriage licence, and you cannot imitate this from them....and accept everything else they do......then you have a problem...a very big self conscious problem. Understand that your "society" norms are not the ones that will foot your bill...and pay for everything after the wedding day. That undertaking is on the couples shoulders. So then forget about showing the opulence to your relatives...to your aunties who will still lament on how dry was the "shora" after having eaten off the gold studded plates...to the uncles who will complain on why you were not doing this or that.......and just make it simple...enjoyable,,,small ceremony that your close ones will remember and the memories will endure in your hearts for a lifetime.

It is nice to see good side of India. A few months back A diamond exporter in Surat, India gave cars, jewelry and cash to its employees this Diwali (festival of lights). The surprise bonus was given to nearly 1200 employees who achieved their annual targets during the current year, by their employer Savji Bhai. He gave 491 cars as a gift to employees who did not have a car. About 200 employees who do not own a house received equal amount for down payment for flats from their boss. Nearly 525 employees were gifted gold and diamond jewelry

@Thiru Lakshmi Mittal also supports Indian Olympic athletes by spending millions of dollars. Yes, his daughter's wedding was a very lavish affair-held in Versailles palace in Paris...but,I would not judge him by that.. he can spare a few hundred million dollars for India's Olympic efforts and he would not miss it! Let us just hope he spares more and helps India to net a few more medals in the next Olympics?:):):)

May this kind and extremely generous person be re-incarnated as a future prime minister of India. Dawn should have recommends on the story itself not just the comments. A billion recommends from me.

@p r sharma Why is the religion of the brides important? Is the benefactor's act of generosity any more or less wonderful depending on the rceipient's religion?

@aam aadmiA Just count the number of positive comments here and judge who has the broad mind and warm heart: you or the others, mostly Pakistanis. Better grow up.

Hats off ....

Hats off to you sir. Thank you!

india pakistan are people alike same wine packed in two bottles , they are product of same refinery of 1947

He has just become my hero by fostering 250 daughters. This is real humanity and I am really proud of this guy

And my comments never get published!

A noble gesture, how come it never reported in Indian media. Kudos to Dawn for reporting this wonderful news.

@aam aadmiA For every Pakistani small heart there are hundreds of small Indian hearts. This wonderful news never widely published in India. Thanks to Dawn A Pakistani news publication many Indians like me learnt about it. Thanks DAWN.

@Ram Chandar He can not claim to spend the amout without paying the Taxes. Otherwise Taxman will certainly knock his door.

He will get Reward for this , as he is not doing for a religion but for the humanity. Keep this Charity up.

Hats off to this manor his selfless act. Often times, we forget that our time is very limited i this world. Helping others is worth gold rather than preaching hatred against fellow humans.

Such mass weddings have been organised in the past either by Government (particularly Tamil Nadu) or by NGOs. But this is some thing unique done by an individual. Great soul

God bless.

@Muhammad Iqbal shouldnt be so negative. there are good ppl everywhere. one big example is edhi.

Well done!