Kshama Bindu is social media influencer who currently has 29,300 followers on Instagram. She recently went viral in both social media and mainstream media because of controversially marrying herself. Kshama hails from the Indian town of Vadodara. Vadodara is Tier II city in India, which is one of the many backward cities in the country. You would think it peculiar that a girl from such a city may have such modern thoughts. However, the concept of self-marriage/sologamy/autogamy is not new to the 21st century. There have been several characters in popular fiction that have married themselves.

Kshama Bindu’s Sologamy – What is it?

What is sologamy? Kshama Bindu marries herself and teaches India about this new trend

By definition, Sologamy/self-marriage/monomarriage/autogamy is the act of marrying oneself in a legal and formal wedding ceremony. In many countries sologamy is still not legal. In fact, to this day, most cultures consider it as a make-belief ceremony to appease the whims and fancies of the Millennials and the Gen Z. The first woman to marry herself was an American dentist named Linda Baker in 1993. While Baker’s ceremony was a traditional Christian wedding, Bindu’s was a full-fledged big fat Indian wedding ceremony. However, this ceremony is not legally recognized in India. Sologamy is still a symbolic ceremony in India, and in most other parts of the world.

But Who is Kshama Bindu?

Wedding invitation card of Kshama Bindu and her sologamy marriage

Kshama Bindu is 24 year old girl from Vadodara. Kshama Bindu is only her screen name. It is the name she uses to run her Instagram profile. Her real name is Soumya Sarita Dubey. She began her career working a desk job at a private firm. Today, she is a full-fledged content creator and social media influencer on Instagram. Born on 12th August 1998, Kshama Bindu was born to an engineer parents (her father works in South Africa and mother in India). She also has a sister named Swati Dubey. Kshama Bindu completed her Bachelor in Sociology from the Maharaja Sayajirao University in Vadodara. Today, she has moved away from her academic field and is busy with product endorsements and casual poetry as well as making attractive Reels on Instagram.

Will Kshama Bindu bring in a revolution in India?

Some critics consider the sologamy of Kshama Bindu as nothing more than a marketing stunt. This social media influencer has been know to pull off unbelievable stunts in the past. For example, there was a video where she shaved her head all by herself. This shocked a lot of her orthodox viewers but she boldly claimed it to be an impulsive decision on her part. While pulling off grandiose stunts is not uncommon of social media influencers like her, the sologamy of Kshama Bindu is definitely not such a stunt. Have a look at her wedding ceremony and you’ll understand why.

Takeaway

According to Kshama Bindu, she has received several negative comments from people who used to be her supporters. She also wishes to approach the Supreme Court of India to start a movement for legalization of sologamy. Kshama claims to be a feminist just like influencer Santoshi Shetty and Krutika (also known as themaermaidscales). You can read all about them and much more, only on CelebsPride.