Odisha school teacher receives 1,001 saplings as 'dowry'
A 33-year-old school teacher received 1,001 saplings of fruit-bearing plants as 'dowry' on his wedding in Odisha's Kendrapara. Sarojkanta Biswal requested his father-in-law to gift him the saplings after he insisted on giving dowry to the groom. Biswal, who distributed the saplings among the wedding guests, said it was his dream to celebrate his marriage "in the greenest possible way".