Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and it’s high time we banned the V-day celebrations in India. It’s not like the couples aren’t big given a hard time by the moral policing, Hindu Mahasabha and padosi waali aunties. It’s just the V-day celebrations in India are marked by fear-the fear of being caught kissing in public, being stoned to death if you’re a same sex couple and so on. Have a look at some of the many reasons why Valentine’s Day should be banned in India:
1.If you do excessive PDA on V-day, chances are that Hindu Mahasabha or one of the extreme right wing groups will get you married on the spot.
Read: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/will-tell-couples-found-in-parks-to-get-married-mahasabha-on-valentines-day/
2.If you decide not to do PDA and display affection behind the closed doors of the hotel room, chances are you might be withheld by the police. Hail moral policing!
Read: https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mumbai-hotel-raids-stop-moral-policing-do-your-job-cops-told/story-wrN90h6bGoArdUwrED3yvK.html
3.You know what’s worse than a Shiv Sena worker catching you doing PDA and getting you married against your will? It’s padosi waali aunty catching you red-handed doing your non-sanskaari (haww-haaye) act in public.
4.What’s next? Your pados waali aunty tells your mom about your non-sanskaari act and your parents disown you. You cry a little as they shut the door on your face..
5.You decide to get married without your family’s support. All is going fine till you realize inter-caste marriages are frowned upon in the Indian society.
Read: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Still-frowning-upon-intermarriages/article16955131.ece
6.Also, if you’re a manglik, you get to marry a tree! You see how environmental-friendly can Indian traditions be?
Read: https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/09/07/did-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-really-ever-marry-a-tree/
7. Let alone manglik-dosh or inter-caste marriage, if you and your loved one belong to different religions, you’ll be stoned to death!
Read: https://www.ndtv.com/south/death-threats-for-this-hindu-muslim-couple-in-kerala-698713
8.The deadliest combination being a Hindu-Muslim wedding. And if you happen to marry someone from Pakistan, either of you will get free abuses depending on which side of the border you’re on.
Read: https://www.firstpost.com/sports/india-vs-pakistan-again-watch-sania-mirza-take-on-shoaib-malik-in-a-new-ad-thats-going-viral-2675900.html
9. That’s not all! Inter-caste and inter-religion marriages can get you arrested too! So in addition to getting a free lathi-charge, you also get a few months in jail for free.
Read: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Inter-caste-marriage-triggers-riots-9-arrested/articleshow/47888735.cms
10.And if you’re a same-sex couple, let alone marriage, your walk out of the closet alone might get you killed.
Read: https://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/murder-of-a-homosexual-rocks-capital-police-widen-investigation/1/529187.html
All in all, loving someone in India isn’t easy. Given the high-risk factors involved, it’s best that Valentine’s Day is banned.
