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Is a Debt-Driven Economy thriving upon a False Standard of Living?

  You open your phone, scroll through Instagram, and tada! The Ambanis are throwing yet another grand wedding. Everyone’s decked out in designer clothes, dripping in luxury, and flaunting a level of extravagance that feels otherworldly. Then you switch to a movie, and there it is—a random actress declaring, “If I get married, it’ll only be in the Katrina wala lehenga.” Price tag? Just 2 lakh. A few days later, you're back on Instagram, and your feed is flooded with aesthetic wedding reels. Udaipur, Tuscany, Maldives—you name it, it’s there. Suddenly, every little girl dreams of having a “fairy-tale” destination wedding, complete with those dreamy Pinterest vibes. Let’s not play the blame game here. Sure, people want to spend on their weddings, and that's their choice. But imagine this: if the same hype were created over buying a PS5 or the latest gaming rig after binge-watching reels, every Indian parent would flip out. There’d be lectures, guilt trips, and a lot of “We did...