Two days by the river

Ashrita & Gursimran

Ashrita and Gursimran beneath marigold garlands
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until the knot is officially tied · Anand Karaj, Oct 25, 10:30 AM

How we got here

He bet against the app.

In March 2025, a friend strong-armed Gursimran into making a Jeevansathi account. He was certain nothing would come of it. Ashrita was his very first match, and the first person he ever spoke to on it. What followed was months of texting before they ever heard each other's voices: they met in person before their first phone call, which finally happened on her birthday and lasted all of five minutes. Somewhere between the banter and the long threads, it stopped being a maybe. Now neither of us can imagine the rest of it with anyone else.

Early days, an instax of the two of us
the early days
A bookstore date on instax film
bookstore wanderings
Roka day, March 7, 2026
roka · march 7, 2026
March 2025The match

Matched on Jeevansathi. First match, first conversation, and the bet against the app was already lost.

July 26, 2025First meeting

In person for the first time, still without ever having spoken on the phone.

Sept 21, 2025First phone call

On Ashrita's birthday. All of five minutes.

Jan 25, 2026The families meet

Hyderabad meets Ludhiana. Everyone approves.

March 7, 2026Roka

It's official-official.

Oct 24–25, 2026Rishikesh

Two days by the river. You're invited.