Overview

• Randeep and Lin Laishram first met during a Motley theatre production of “Arms and the Man” and lived together for about five years before marrying.
• Their November 2023 ceremony in Manipur treated both bride and groom as deities for the day, forbidding any movement once they donned ritual attire.
• Security concerns led the couple to stay at an Assam Rifles camp and while the vows were taking place, hundreds of AK-47 rounds were heard firing nearby.
• They observed Manipuri rites at the temple of the polo god Marjing, with Hooda wearing a dhoti and both guided by ceremony tutors enforcing strict protocol.
• After the wedding, the couple visited local relief camps, using their celebration to lift spirits among conflict-affected residents.