Valentine’s Day is round the corner

Valentine’s Day is today an occasion where boys meet girls and, at times, form bonds that may last a lifetime – or, vanish before one can say Jack Robinson. Bonding relationships need some adhesive like Fevicol.
Already TV serials have announced special shows to celebrate the day and trinket shops have stocked up on gifts which will make the day a special one for some. Greeting cards are out of fashion – its all e-greetings.

V-Day is a festival that has its roots in the West and we have twisted it to suit Indian conditions. The alternate festival which is similar to V-Day is Holi – the festival of colors. It also throws up opportunities for the boys and girls to get close enough to share a few moments of togetherness. Days of flows bending down to imitate a kiss belonged to the black-and-white era. The present era is all about colors.
Of course, the breath should also be fresh like the body covered with the fragrance of deosprays that will ensure that the fairer sex would swoon.
There is another side to this V-Day celebrations and that is the moral police brigade who keep their eyes open and wait to lay hands on those who get carried away in the euphoria. Members of the moral police brigade are opportunists and seize the chance to make a fast buck - threat and earn is their motto.


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In the wonderland of deo sprays, fairness creams, and condoms

The new age has thrown up a number of unique men centric products that were never heard of in society. One of these is the deodorant, shortened to deo spray. In my youth, ordinary bath soaps were enough to impart the fresh look and add a bit of fragrance that would keep me surrounded like an invisible halo. When going to attend marriage celebration of a family member, I would spray a bit of perfume borrowed from my mother – and, she would not know.
Times have changed and, today, it is all about deo sprays. Scantily clad models cast meaningful glances at the usually bare chested young man and swoon over him who has sprayed the exotic deo spray on his body.

Another men centric product is the fairness cream – it is touted as a cream that can impart a fair complexion to any man. And, it is promoted by a celebrity of Bollywood. In spite of that stars of the silver screen as well as of the small screen have begun to sport beards – a bit strange.
Yet another men centric product is the condom – once mentioned in undertones, it is now advertised widely on TV with celebrities endorsing the product. The latest entrant to this fold is a famous cricketer known for his sixers in IPL.


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