A heartwarming video capturing a moment of pure celebration has gone viral, featuring Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty joyfully dancing together. The energetic display took place during the wedding baraat (groom’s procession) of Mazumdar Shaw’s nephew, Eric Mazumdar, the son of her brother, Ravi Mazumdar.
The delightful clip, which circulated widely after being shared by politician and entrepreneur Anil Shetty, shows the two celebrated personalities smiling and dancing enthusiastically to the lively sounds of dhol beats alongside other wedding guests.
Shetty shared the video with a caption that praised the vitality of the two leaders:
“Dancing with Sudha Murthy and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw at a wedding. Ignore my dance steps as I was so happy to see two seventy plus years young with so much energy.”
The Celebrated Couple and Their Guests
The wedding united Eric Mazumdar with Ashley Pournamdari. Eric Mazumdar is an accomplished academic based in the United States, serving as an Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Economics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
The newly married couple hosted a grand wedding reception at the Taj West End in Bengaluru, which was attended by several high-profile guests, underscoring the family’s stature. Among the attendees was the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar.
The Deputy Chief Minister shared his well wishes on X (formerly Twitter): “Attended the wedding reception of Ashley Pournamdari and Eric Mazumdar in Bengaluru. Wishing the newlyweds a lifetime of happiness, love, and togetherness.”
More About the Groom, Dr. Eric Mazumdar
Dr. Eric Vivek Mazumdar’s professional focus is on advanced research and academia. He joined the board of Biocon Limited as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director in November 2021.
His research at Caltech focuses on the intersection of engineering and machine learning. He studies both the fundamental limits of learning algorithms within societal systems and the design of machine learning tools intended for deployment in real-world environments, according to a Biocon filing.
Dr. Mazumdar completed his academic journey with a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, following his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).