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Valentine’s Week Special: Dump the heartbreak the trendy way

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Bollywoood is giving a fillip to the idea of dealing with a heartbreak innovatively and is romanticising it by dumping sad songs for peppy breakup numbers, and giving out fun ways to move on.

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From burning your ex’s photograph to calling up one’s former lover to vent out to dumping — rather trashing — the gifts, to going out to party — there are many Bollywood-inspired ways to get over a heartbreak. And crying over one’s failed love story is not one of them.

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The options, in fact, are being transitioned into ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day — a day dedicated to the emotion of love.

So, if you feel guilty of being single on Valentine’s Day, or have just joined the anti-Valentine’s Day squad after breakup, don’t just end the things on sour note.

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Filmmaker Karan Johar, who helped in changing the notion with the hit song “The breakup song” in his “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”, feels getting over someone should be as easy as falling in love.

“‘The break up song’ is all about women’s empowerment. Breaking up should be as quick and easy as falling in love,” Johar said.

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For rapper Badshah, breakups are musical — as is evidentfrom his “The Breakup Song”.

“Every boy or girl gets pulled to sad love songs that help them cry, of course it happened to me too, and now when I look back, I laugh at it,” Badshah said.

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Taking a cue from Bollywood, many restaurants have whisked up ways to celebrate heartbreak and have come up with schemes to include singles in the celebrations.

There’s Break-up Box Challenge, a challenge to burn former ex’s photograph to avail free food, and lots in store for singles as well.

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Sneha Shetty, Head of Brand and Business at The Stables and Rodeo Drive, Mumbai, says they have integrated the celebration to further a social cause.

“After a lot of brainstorming, we had a few ideas like ‘Break up box challenge’ and many such which will help one get rid of any physical baggage which also will bring smile on a child’s face when he/she receives something,” Shetty told .

 

The gifts will be donated to Angel Foundation. And for every gift/item they dump, they will get a free shot.

Explaining the motive to ditch the ‘lovey-dovey’ stuff, Shetty said: “Love as a word as a lot of dept and meaning. This is also a way of loving ourselves by letting baggage go. And gifting/donating less fortunate is a way of showing love.”

Sumit Goyal, Gastronomica Kitchen & Bar from Delhi, says breakups are an important part of life as a new budding relationship.

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The eatery has asked the customers to ‘BURN YOUR EX’ — by burning his/her photograph — and avail a free pizza and a drink. The initiative has been on since February 9.

“Surprisingly, the numbers were bigger than we expected. We saw a lot of couples accompanying singles burning pictures to help their friend move on. I saw a bunch of boys and girls connecting while burning pictures together.

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“We have got around 200 people burning their ex’s picture in the past few days while the patrons enjoyed the free pizzas and drinks. We saw a lot of happy content faces feeling good and relieved,” said Goyal.

For the singles, Cafe StayWoke, Gurugram, has come up with special desserts, then Raftaar Lounge & Bar, New Delhi is giving out offers for singles, and Open House Cafe in the capital is also throwing a ‘All Singles Getaway Version 2.0’ party.

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The Irish House is celebrating #Singlesweek. One just needs to write about being single and stick it on their freedom wall by expressing true feelings. The best one gets a chance to win free beers.

Sagar K. Datta, Author of “Sanaz”, feels “Valentine’s is a day equally for singles as much as it is for couples”.

“It’s a day in and about love so that can be for and with anyone and what better than having some good read along that takes you through a stream of emotions this Valentine’s.”

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But Samir Parikh, Director of Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences at Fortis Hospital in Gurugram, says partying is not sufficient to move on.

“We need to understand that throughout our life, we keep on having very difficult and stressful emotional moments, breakup being one of them. Each of these needs to be seen as a learning experience so that in future we are able to do better and ensure that no negativity of this experience stays with us.”

Parikh says having a good time with friends helps get over the negative experience. But that’s not it.

“It is about how you live life after that as well.”

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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma

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World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.

Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.

During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.

On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”

Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.

It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.

Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.

Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”

On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”

The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.

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