14th of February

This date, more commonly known as Valentine's Day, seems to have become the most important date this year. Legends have it that a certain benevolent saint by the name St. Velentine wedded a couple who were forbidden by their family.

Whether we choose to believe rests on each person's opinion. Perhaps the very fact that there exists a day solely to celebrate love is the way it was planned initially. And for that we all celebrate it in its true form.

But in today's world love is not all as some songs seem to suggest. One can't eat and drink love. One needs money. In olden times the couple could elope settle down far off and make a living for themselves. Today no place is far enough. And one finds it difficult to sustain oneself. Today is a different world.

It was ironical that today when some couples might be holding hands and professing their love for one another, some serious students took a more practical view of life and took the GATE test. It will further their career and deepen their purses.

Won't the chummery of gals follow the purses?