Overview

• Taina Shah’s Instagram post on August 17 went viral and was highlighted by major outlets including NDTV, Mint and News18.
• She first connected with her now-husband online in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, meeting in person in Brazil before vaccines were available.
• The couple married in Brazil just five months after their online meeting, with the groom’s Gujarati-Indian family in attendance and offering their support.
• In her post Shah described their union as a challenge to colourism and cultural taboos, celebrating shared values across different backgrounds.
• Social media users responded with thousands of likes and hundreds of congratulatory comments praising their cross-cultural journey.