well, i do understand what you're saying. for sure, i did not admire laxmi mittal for the colossal amount he could spend for one of the most lavish marriages in the history of mankind, he conducted of his daughter. i look up to him for the simple reasons: his hard-work, patience, dogged-determination and shrewdness. it's easy to critique people for their wrongdoings, especially when they stand as high as mittal does. why blame him alone? if you really delve into our culture even a normal family end up spending more than they can actually afford to, in their marriages. mittal's daughter marriage made a huge fuss coz he was 'mittal'. it's inherent in our society and he is a part of it. i am sorry to see that even a person of his caliber and stature could not get out of it, let alone being able to discourage it. BUT, one cannot take anything away from him, what and how he did by himself, to stand where he is today. i admire mittal for that! LooTe