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Uttam's take: Aam aadmi's Valentine's Day
Move over the chocolates and roses. Uttam Ghosh on how real India celebrates Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day for the common man is worlds apart from what they show you in the movies.
We asked our very own Uttam Ghosh what an aam aadmi's Valentine's Day would be like.
And this is what he had to say!
A candlelight dinner in... well... candlelight because... erm... someone forgot to pay the bill.
"All for you honey!
I really thought you fancied a candlelight dinner!"
Uttam's take: Aam aadmi's Valentine's Day
Where would you rather be on Valentine's Day?
At a super-expensive restaurant that will put you back by a month?
Or in the queue to collect your subsidised LPG cylinder?
You say!
Uttam's take: Aam aadmi's Valentine's Day
Who needs a Merc when you have a cycle!?!
If it's good enough for Bollywood stars from Dev Anand to Anil Kapoor (not to mention Saira Banu), it's good enough for you too!
Besides, nothing quite rivals the idea of taking her 'double seat' on a cycle. Definitely not in the times of Rs 76/litre of petrol!
Uttam's take: Aam aadmi's Valentine's Day
The aam GenX keeps it virtual.
After all, why meet when you can Tweet?
Uttam's take: Aam aadmi's Valentine's Day
What is a Valentine?
The real aam janata that struggles with basic necessities and for whom romance is a privilege only the fortunate can enjoy.
Uttam's take: Aam aadmi's Valentine's Day
Love above law
Never mind that the legal system has taken a step back into the Victorian Ages, love -- aam or khaas -- knows no boundaries, no gender.