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Ep 895: India’s mega-wedding
Season 1, Ep. 895
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What do Rihanna, Tony Blair and Andrea Bocelli have in common? They all went to the multi-event wedding hosted by India’s richest family. But why spend so much, so publicly, in a country with huge inequality?
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