“Grandpa grew up at the houses of others by working as a domestic help. He has no family members. A man, at whose house he worked, contacted us and brought him here. Granny had two brothers but both expired. She was brought by a relative as per her wish,” said Utpal Harshavardhan, secretary of the old age home.According to him, she fell in love with Goala after listening to the renditions of the septuagenarian. He said another factor that took her closer to the man was his care for her.“While he was young, he had an affair with a girl but she married another person. He is excited that he is finally getting married. Granny is also eagerly waiting. Her dream to get married is getting fulfilled,” Harshavardhan said.The wedding will be solemnised at “Matri Niwas” (Mothers’ Home) in the city’s Mathgharia locality where the woman was moved recently. The two homes are run by an NGO “Monalisha Society”.“Both will live at the Pramod Talukdar Memorial Old Age Home following marriage. We have provided a room for him. He has decked it up with old curtains but we will provide him with newer ones,” Harshavardhan said.“Some of our well-wishers said they would provide rice, lentil etc for the wedding. We will be happy if the state government and others do their bit,” he added.
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