Over the past few days, a video showcasing the marriage of a female teacher with her first-year student has been going viral. The incident occurred at a University in West Bengal and made headlines after days when a person present at the occasion took the video and shared it online. The ‘classroom wedding’ has led to an official inquiry. At the same time, the idea of a female professor marrying her student in class has drawn mixed reactions from netizens. But before you think ahead, here’s the truth behind the viral video.
‘Classroom wedding’ in West Bengal goes viral
The viral video of the classroom wedding features Dr. Priya Banerjee, a former head of applied psychology at MAKAUT, dressed in bridal attire. She is seen marrying her first-year student, dressed in a green sweatshirt amid other students and faculty members at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT). The student was seen applying sindoor on his teacher and everyone congratulated them in the video.