🤪February is here, and love is in the air. For many, Valentine’s Day on February 14 is a special time to celebrate love, friendship, and the beauty of human relationships. Red hearts, teddies, chocolates, and roses are everywhere—both in the real and virtual worlds. Named after the Roman Christian martyr Saint Valentine, Valentine’s Day is celebrated differently across cultures. In Europe, couples celebrate their relationships, while in Japan, women give chocolates to men—whether a special someone, a male friend, a colleague, or even their boss.
🃏This Valentine’s Day, Outlook's latest magazine issue explores love and loneliness, two universal emotions.
Last February, Outlook’s Love Virtually🍃 edition explored the many kinds of love—from online dating for the youth and dating for the elderly to otherworldly and unrequited love. It looked at how the concept of love has evolved at a time when the divide between communities of different faiths is widened by politics.
In the issue, Snigdhendu Bhattacharya wrote༺ about how Socialists and Communists once promised to revolutionise love but ended up controlling it. He explained how, from the mid-19th century, socialist and communist ideals stormed Europe and America with many radical ideas involving not only the mode of production and ownership but also love and sex.
Abhik Bhattacharya explored how caste remains a deciding factor in finding partners on dating apps. While dating apps have made efforts to reduce the role of caste, users feel that those who prioritise caste identity have ways to figure it out. Vineetha Mokkil wrote 🎀on the movies where Vampires fall in love. Want to know what happens when vampires fall in love?
Click here🐽 to read more stories from our 21 February 2024 issue.
