Originally posted by: souro
Is this supposed to be a trick question Myth?? On one hand you say Indians like Valentines Day more than Independence Day or Republic Day and on the other hand you ask if Indians are shy to display their feelings.
Probably Indians are shy to display feelings targeted to Indians living abroad. If thats true, then no Myth I havn't seen anyone shy... infact we (me and aquaintence I know) love to talk about it and most westerniers are very interested to hear all about.. " That's very interesting " karkey đ.
As for the issue I feel, firstly as SSji said, ghar se door jane ke baad hi ghar ki yaad aati hai.
That is soo true..also such occasions feel good that we have like minded people around. Food/Sweet comes the last đđ Also as As Sowmya mentioned is also one of the main reasons i.e. for kids sake...have seen so many adv. in desi magazine on cultural/traditions classes being offered here, makes me wonder again itna we ever did as a kid in India.
Secondly, pls don't say that Indians like Valentines Day more than Republic Day or Independence Day. Just because some teenagers or college goers or yuppies celebrate Valentines Day doesn't mean the whole of India relate with it. Though Republic Day and Indepenedence Day are celebrated mainly in schools, colleges, offices, societies/ clubs but most of the people willingly participate there. Have you seen the attendance at Republic Day parade every year in Delhi and every other State capital. Moreover, remember Valentines Day and Independence/ Republic Day are celebrated on different dates, so here it doesn't necessarily have to be either or, it can be both. Just because a person celebrate Valentines Day doesn't mean that he forgot about Republic/ Independence Day.
VD is more hyped then celebrated,,, after Shiv Sena is making big deal out it... all three have its own importance..VD ..I agree is more depending upon age factor but latter two... everyone has equal value...I remember last year many folks in IF were dying to watch the parade...(thanks to Sweta she did upload see the feelings) and doubt is that feeling is any indifferent in India.
Thirdly, noone thinks that someone is crazy to hoist the national flag at their home. I think everyone would've loved to display the national flag but the fact is for fifty years the rule was only Government buildings can display the national flag throughout the year. You can't change what has been set into people's mind overnight. Plus there are so much rules and regulations attached to the display of the Indian national flag anywhere even now that people feel it's safer not to display it rather than risk all the hassles. But if you see cars (private/ rental) and some other such things they proudly display the Indian flag. Though I've also seen autos in Bangalore displaying the flag of Karnataka, but that's beside the point and you have to ask them why they display the flag of their state instead of the national flag.
3rd point yes... I read when I wanted a one for the porch that are rules against hosting Indian flag.
Shiv Shakti
