Couple, who met at old-age house, ties knot in West Bengal

By Express News Service

KOLKATA: Bachelor Subrata Sengupta in his mid-70s and 65-year-old single Aparna Chakrabarty landed up at an outdated age house in Nadia district individually to spend the previous few years of their lives. But that they had no concept that fortune had a distinct story in its retailer.

The first time gazed at Aparna and Sengupta determined to begin a brand new part of his life together with her. His love for Aparna opened a brand new path for the aged two home-mates and so they determined to begin a brand new journey and stroll collectively.

Ignoring the taboo of rural Bengal, Subrata and Aparna determined to tie the knot first time of their lives. The couple bought married legally final week.

“I used to live with my brother’s family at Chakdah in Ranaghat sub-division. But two years ago, I found myself a burden in their family. I decided to leave and spend the rest of my life at the old-age home in Ranaghat,” mentioned Sengupta, a retired worker of state transport company.

Aparna, who was single earlier than she met Sengupta, used to work as a home assist at a bachelor professor’s home in Kolkata. She was requested to stop her job 5 years in the past. 

“I wanted to return to my parents’ house. But kin refused me to accept. Depending on my savings, I came to the old-age home and decided to accept the place as my refuge centre till my last breath,” mentioned Aparna.

Shortly after lodging himself on the house, Sengupta felt life nonetheless had a present to supply him as quickly as he gazed at Aparna. He didn’t waste time and proposed her.

“But she refused my proposal. With a broken heart, I decided to leave the place and started living in a rented house nearby,” Sengupta recalled. 

Two weeks in the past, Sengupta fell severely sick and the data reached Aparna.

“I couldn’t keep myself away from him at a time when he needed me. I went to the rented house and started taking care of him. By that time, we already knew each other enough to take the decision of being together. Realising he needed me beside, I finally accepted his proposal and we decided to marry,” mentioned Aparna, admitting, “When I refused his proposal in 2019, I cried hiding my tears. This is the most beautiful gift that my life offered me in the last phase of my life.”

The two approached Gaurhari Sarkar, the top of the old-age house, and requested him to be Aparna’s guardian. In presence of Sarkar, Sengupta and Aparna signed the papers of registry marriage.