India, April 9 -- My daughter's forwarded messages 'save the date' popped one after the other: Her school friends' wedding invites! Only yesterday I dropped her to nursery and my gregarious cherub was pals with so many angels. Pretty soon, a coterie of these naughty elves emerged. Their bond strengthened as they strode through school. Often they would drop in for 'group studies'. One candle added every birthday. As these fledglings spread across in pursuit of academics and later career, they have not only kept in touch (courtesy numerous social networking platforms) but also made it a point to get together whenever they come home for festivals or vacation. But how time flies! Time for wedding bells, unbelievable....