Shivsena will always oppose Valentine’s Day: Manohar Joshi

Magh Krushna Chaturthi

• Shivsena will always oppose ‘Valentine Day’: Manohar Joshi, MP (13 Feb 09)
• Boycott the Valentine’s Day madness (13 Feb 09)

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Shivsena and All India Students Association (AISA) get ready to fight against ‘Valentine Day’ celebrations

Mumbai: Shri. Manohar Joshi, a Shivsena MP indicated that his party will always be against ‘Valentine Day’. He also said that there was no need to celebrate this day when there are so many festivals in Indian culture to express one’s love and respect. He was to talking to media-persons in Shivalaya. Shri. Abhijit Panse, the President of AISA infromed the media about assignment of special ‘Bharari’ squads to foil celebration of Valentine Day in colleges. On the other hand, organization of College Principals have decided to seek police help for maitaining law and order in and around colleges.

Source: Dainik Sanatan Prabhat

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Boycott the Valentine’s Day madness

By Devendra

Please read the article in the link below to find out the reason an American is advocating against celebrating Valentine’s day.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/LoveAndMoney/boycott-the-valentines-day-madness.aspx?page=1
 
Their reason is an economical one. Flesh-based society,not rooted in spiritual and cultural ‘Sanskars’, weighs everything materialistically. If something forces them to curtail the expression of their love,then that occasion is nor worthy of celebration in the first place.
 
Valentine’s day has no value,and no Bhartiya should celebrate it openly. Private expressions should continue,and we don’t need to wait for a particular day to display our strong bonds with our spouses.
 
What the western world does not understand is that love requires sacrifice. Sacrifice of one’s ego,temper, habits,and likings for the other person is needed before a true love can be called to exist between two individuals. American love is selfish. Where is love when one has celebrated 5 Valentine’s day with 7 ‘loved ones’?
 
There should be no Valentine’s day for unmarried people,and married people don’t need one. I am always amused to hear ‘I love you’ statements. Youngsters say this usually when their hormones dominate their minds. Love is what Sita Ji displayed towards Ram. The dimension and depth of Radha’s love even go further than Sita’s love. The unbreakable and unconditional understanding between two people does not need any outward and public expression of love. Displaying the solid bonds of love with the aid of ephemeral and trivial things actually downgrades its value and commitment.
 
Let us get rooted in our own culture and traditions,and stop selling ourselves to western interests and pollution.

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