Wedding invitation cards, however expensive they are, become worthless after the ceremony takes place. But the ones being distributed by Gangu Aruna and Gangu Vijayabhasker Reddy for their daughter’s wedding is not so.
Made of basil seed paper, they can be soaked in water and planted, and there sprouts basil plants.
Mr. Vijayabhasker Reddy is an engineer working with irrigation department at Nagarkurnool and resident of the headquarters.
“Soak the seed paper overnight. Cut it into pieces and then cover it with soil. Soak the soil and place it in warm and bright location. Water it every day. Make sure that the paper is always wet when buried. In a few days, depending on weather and season, you will see your basil plants grow,” reads the guide for planting the seed paper that is printed the invitation card.
Mr. Viajyabhasker Reddy, an engineer working with the Irrigation Department at Nagarkurnool and a resident of Sangareddy, and his wife Ms. Gangu Aruna finalised the wedding cards.
“We are environment-friendly and prefer to spend more time among tress or in forest. At our house, we use solar power and the power bill we get is quite less,” said Mr. Vijayasbhasker Reddy adding that during Deepavali, they distributed cards made using the seeds of marigold. “Given our history, it’s all but natural for us to go for wedding cards made of basil seed paper,” they said.
