Most Indians consider V-Day as any other day: Survey

New Delhi Feb 13 (IANS) A lot of Indians don t believe in celebrating Valentines Day which falls on February 14 and think "the most romantic day of the year" should be treated like any other day reveals a survey.

The survey was conducted online by www.shaadi.com a matchmaking service with over 8 200 responses from Indians (married/unmarried) aged between 20-35 years.

When men and women were asked "Which day do they look forward to the most" 61 per cent said "Own birthday/anniversary" followed by 36 per cent who said "New Year s Day" and 3 per cent who said Valentine s Day read a statement.

When asked "Do you believe in celebrating Valentine s Day?" 68 per cent said "No" and 32 per cent said "Yes".

To further understand the reason behind Valentine s Day celebrations losing its charm millennials were asked "Why do you not celebrate Valentine s Day?" and 55 per cent said "It is over-hyped" 28 per cent said "Every day is Valentine s Day with my special someone" 17 per cent said "Too crowded to step out".

When asked "Do you think Valentnne s Day should be treated like any other day?" 67 per cent said "Yes" and 33 per cent said "No". "

"The way Valentine s Day is celebrated has changed over the years. Especially in the recent times it has become increasingly commercialised and hence the charm is now lost for some people " said Shaadi.com s CEO Gourav Rakshit.

--IANS
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