Ah, Valentine’s Day—the day of overpriced roses, questionable poetry, and heart-shaped balloons that serve no functional purpose. Every February 14th, the world collectively loses its mind over a concept that India has been practising for millennia, albeit with fewer hashtags and more elaborate rituals. For the first time in years, I didn’t hear of moral…
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The Valentine’s Day Redemption
Among the streets of Mumbai, where street food aroma mingled with vehicle honking lived Rajiv. He was a Taxi driver manoeuvring on the jam-packed roads with dexterity. Valentine’s Day was near and although the city hummed with excitement, away from it all Rajiv couldn’t shed the bitterness that accompanied this day. Years earlier on Valentine’s…