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'Each generation is a new people,' observed Alexis de Tocqueville.
This being the case ShaadiTimes takes a ring-side view at three generations- kal, aaj aur kal . How different is Gen X from their parents and grandparents? On what issues do they differ most and on what least?
Every generation is a melting pot of different kinds of people. Attitudes, mindsets and ideologies reflect each generation's interpretation of life.
In triple speak no one generation is either right or wrong. It is a point of view.
Is Valentine's Day relevant for Indians?
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Sakshi Shrivastava, student:
February 14th is a day to mark the universal emotion called love and since love is universal any person who feels love can celebrate it. It cannot be restricted to any part of the world. Just because it was St Valentine who preached love and Europeans celebrated it, it cannot be shrugged off as a western concept. It is important for one to understand and feel the spirit of the day. Valentine's Day should be a day to share love with those around you, then no matter whether you are in India or anywhere else in the world. The basic significance of this day remains the same. It's a day to look around you and appreciate those who care about you, and be thankful that they are with you. It is a day for eternalising the bond of love and carries the same relevance for an Indian as it does for an American or a Roman where it gets its roots from.
Hiten Tejwani, actor:
By and large, I don't believe in days. I feel that every day can be made special and every day can be celebrated as a Valentine's Day. But yes, over the period of time, Valentine's Day has gained immense popularity amongst the Indian youth... it has moreover become like a youth festival. But I don't think it matters... I feel it is more about teenagers. I remember that during my college days, V Day was not as popular as it is today but yet there was a hype and excitement attached to the day. It clearly used to be a big day but as you grow up you realise that it is perhaps the most over- rated day. I think, probably after three years people will be fed up of the over-hype surrounded with this day. Thus, gradually it will lose its charm. It will not affect India at all because it is anyways not an Indian concept. It comes from the west and is a guest in India and guests are not permanent.
Geeta Mhaskar, Administrative professional:
I think Valentine's Day is not a part of Indian culture and it is surely not relevant to Indians. It is sad to see that we ape foreign culture blindly. Youngsters are largely affected by the exposure that television and films have given them to. It is going to lead us nowhere. We have a beautiful culture and tradition and it is important for us to follow it and save it to be passed on to our successors. Unfortunately, the youngsters don't seem to agree to me. Everything within limits is fine. If the west has good things to offer, then we must surely take it but anything in extreme is bad. We cannot blindly follow what the west has to offer. Take for example, the public display of private affairs. It is quite common in the west and they don't care about it but Indian culture doesn't teach us to behave like that. Respecting and loving our culture is very important because that is what gives us our identity. Why don't the youngsters try to preach our rich culture to the west rather than imitating theirs? The west is smart enough not to take or adopt what is not theirs. I hope we understand this before its too late.
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