Rising India: is this how we know India? A country of billions with millions of occasion to celbrate. Number of festivals are more than the number of days. Now the question is, why do we care for one more festival which is not our own and imported from the west? Every festival has a purpose and its effects, so does Valentine. As we celebrate holi, diwali, christmas and many more festivals to develop a stronger community feeling and share joy and happiness. So where does the valentine fits in? Oh I forgot to mentioned that all relations owe their existence to the feeling of love that we have for our family, friends, neighbour and countrymen. But life does not ends here, we spend greater part of out life with our better half who cares for us, who is happy when we are happy, for whom we are ready to let go even the most important things in life. It means that she is more than life to us. Does she deserves a day when we can express our feelings for her, make her feel special, let her know how much we care for her. Yes, she does deserves it and it does answer my question that “where does the valentine fits in?” It is this day when you have to let her know what you feel for her, it is the opportunity not an occation when feeling are transformed into actions and words. If all these makes sense then it will make sense that if a rich culture like India is missing an important day to celebrate it should encourage such festival. But I, for one, don't have to worry about corrupting our great culture. Fortunately, or unfortunately, I don't have anyone to celebrate Valentine's day with.
I think there is no harm in change if it fot the benefits of all, because something that a lot of people in a society do and accept becomes culture. This is what has gained grounds in recents years and people have accepted it. So its time for all of you to stop reading and approach the only person who has defined your life and make her/him feel special.