My father got married on 23rdMay 1948.The marriage was arranged by one Shridhar Bhaskar Potkar who had a printing press in Vijaynagar Bldg.at that time.He was son of sister of my grandfather Shantaram Bandivadekar When my father was working at Mama Kane restaurant he use to go to Pradip printing press.Many G.S.B.from Bhalavalikar community use to come at printing press and most of them were knowing each other . As such our community was closely woven at that time. .My father started canteen in Sept.46 and he was doing good business at that time. Potkar once ask my father whether he will marry his cousin, elder daughter of his Mama and marriage was arranged.My parents have not seen each other before marriage.My grandfather came to Mumbai along with my mother and her younger sister Ratnaprabha. She has come as Patharakhan for my mother.It was a tradition in our cast to send a younger sister or small girl along with new bride for few days till she is familiar t0 the new family from her husband side.My grandmother Tarabai has not come to Mumbai because she had to look after her other children and as such she was not present for her first child marriage.