Acharya Prashant critiques the modern trend of extravagant, performative weddings in India, describing them as a symptom of a broken national spine. He argues that the obsession with celebrity weddings and the desire to mimic them stems from a deep-seated psychological conditioning to bow before power and wealth. This tendency to idolize the rich and powerful, rather than questioning the source or ethics of their wealth, reflects a lack of self-worth and spiritual grounding. He contrasts this with the philosophy of Vedanta, which teaches that the highest truth resides within the individual, thereby granting them the dignity to not bow before worldly glitter and glamor.