Haryana man throws divorce party, poses with mannequin of ex-wife

Pre-wedding, post-wedding photoshoots, and bachelor parties are run-of-the-mill concepts now in India. However, divorce parties, a popular concept abroad, seem to be gaining traction in India, too.

A man from Haryana threw a party celebrating his divorce, and the video this unique celebrations went viral on social media.

Manjeet married Komal in 2020, but their relationship was strained leading to their divorce. To mark this, Manjeet threw a party.

In the video, Manjeet is seen posing with a mannequin, supposedly representing his ex-wife. Behind him, there is a poster displaying his wedding photo, his marriage, and his divorce date. There were multiple cakes that Manjeet cut during the celebration.

The video had the internet divided. “Divorce should not be celebrated at all. Yes, it frees you from a toxic relationship. Yes, it liberates you from a narcissist. Yes, it is good for your mental health. Yes, you can heal from the trauma. But if we start celebrating the divorce, people will be afraid to get married. The number of proud single mothers is already on the rise. Absent father for children is trauma,” one person said. “I am happy for the man she divorced,” another wrote.

While others deliberated the woes of a mismatched union.

In a similar incident, a video of a Pakistani woman celebrating her divorce with a dance party went viral. The woman danced to popular Bollywood tunes that portrayed the woes of marriage. She danced to Zor Ka Jhatka while her friends cheered her on.