{"id":61230,"date":"2025-02-13T05:57:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T05:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=61230"},"modified":"2025-02-13T05:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T05:57:03","slug":"bizarre-matrimonial-ad-boasting-rs-500-crore-market-cap-amuses-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=61230","title":{"rendered":"Bizarre Matrimonial Ad Boasting Rs 500 Crore Market Cap Amuses Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A bizarre matrimonial advertisement of a Mumbai-based business family seeking a groom for their daughter has taken social media by storm. Instead of sharing personal information such as height, education, and occupation of the woman, the newspaper advertisement mentioned the family&#8217;s &#8220;500+ market cap&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Shared on Reddit, the ad read, &#8220;Mumbai-based business family with 500 crore+ market cap looking for a suitable Marwari\/Gujarati boy for their daughter&#8217;s (28 yrs) marriage.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" data-embed-height=\"740\"><p><a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/indiasocial\/comments\/1imszvy\/should_i_apply\/\">Should i apply ?<\/a><br \/>\nby<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/malayali-minds\/\">u\/malayali-minds<\/a> in<a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/indiasocial\/\">indiasocial<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Typically used to refer to the overall worth of a company&#8217;s shares, the phrase &#8220;market cap&#8221; surprised many and sparked a string of humorous responses online.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A person said, &#8220;Lol I never trusted these adverts. Families with 500+ cr net-worth usually have tightly knit elite circles. They don&#8217;t need to advertise like this.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" data-embed-height=\"240\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/indiasocial\/comments\/1imszvy\/comment\/mc5gtfo\/\">Comment<\/a><br \/>\nby<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/malayali-minds\/\">u\/malayali-minds<\/a> from discussion<br \/>\nin<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/indiasocial\/\">indiasocial<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another joked, &#8220;Send his contact number to me.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" data-embed-height=\"220\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/indiasocial\/comments\/1imszvy\/comment\/mc5awhg\/\">Comment<\/a><br \/>\nby<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/malayali-minds\/\">u\/malayali-minds<\/a> from discussion<br \/>\nin<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/indiasocial\/\">indiasocial<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to some comments, it was a trick to get a groom of similar standing. &#8220;The stereotype is real and the Marwari\/Gujarati guy they&#8217;re looking for their daughter would most likely be loaded without even having to set an income filter,&#8221; remarked someone.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" data-embed-height=\"260\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/indiasocial\/comments\/1imszvy\/comment\/mc5dhy7\/\">Comment<\/a><br \/>\nby<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/malayali-minds\/\">u\/malayali-minds<\/a> from discussion<br \/>\nin<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/indiasocial\/\">indiasocial<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n&#8220;I am willing to convert to Marwari,&#8221; read a comment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" data-embed-height=\"220\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/indiasocial\/comments\/1imszvy\/comment\/mc5h7b3\/\">Comment<\/a><br \/>\nby<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/malayali-minds\/\">u\/malayali-minds<\/a> from discussion<br \/>\nin<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/indiasocial\/\">indiasocial<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Last year, a matrimonial ad of a <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/offbeat\/meerut-mans-bizarre-matrimonial-ad-with-powerpoint-pitch-is-viral-6733916\" target=\"_blank\">26-year-old \u201cinvestor\u201d<\/a> from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh went viral for some unique claims. He claimed that he earned Rs 29 lakh per annum, adding his income was \u201ccompoundingly increasing\u201d by 54% every year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ad highlighted the man&#8217;s physical appearance and caste but quickly took an unexpected turn, shifting focus to his financial credentials. The man was said to be active in the Indian stock market and claimed to have a self-discovered and self-taught method of growing his income at an extraordinary rate.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t stop there. To assure potential matches of the safety and stability of his profession, he also offered to share a PowerPoint presentation detailing his approach to \u201csafe investing,\u201d and how it makes him \u201cfinancially independent.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ad also claimed that a 16-slide presentation would be sent through WhatsApp to anyone interested in learning how his unique method made him financially independent.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bInstead of sharing details like height, education, and occupation of the woman, the advertisement mentioned the family&#8217;s &#8220;500+ market cap&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bizarre matrimonial advertisement of a Mumbai-based business family seeking a groom for their daughter has taken social<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":61231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9dhvt3bg_matrimonial-ad_625x300_13_February_25-JQCVrH.jpeg",1200,738,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9dhvt3bg_matrimonial-ad_625x300_13_February_25-JQCVrH-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9dhvt3bg_matrimonial-ad_625x300_13_February_25-JQCVrH-300x185.jpeg",300,185,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9dhvt3bg_matrimonial-ad_625x300_13_February_25-JQCVrH-768x472.jpeg",640,393,true],"large":["https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9dhvt3bg_matrimonial-ad_625x300_13_February_25-JQCVrH-1024x630.jpeg",640,394,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9dhvt3bg_matrimonial-ad_625x300_13_February_25-JQCVrH.jpeg",1200,738,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9dhvt3bg_matrimonial-ad_625x300_13_February_25-JQCVrH.jpeg",1200,738,false],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9dhvt3bg_matrimonial-ad_625x300_13_February_25-JQCVrH-825x575.jpeg",825,575,true],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9dhvt3bg_matrimonial-ad_625x300_13_February_25-JQCVrH-590x410.jpeg",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?author=0"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a>","tag_info":"Uncategorized","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}