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Love In The Age Of Polarisation: Outlook's 'Love Virtually' Edition
From online dating for the youth and dating for the elderly to otherworldly and unrequited love, Outlook's edition last February was dedicated to many kinds of love.
This Valentine바카라™s Day, Outlook's latest magazine issue explores love and loneliness, two universal emotions.
Last February, Outlook바카라™s Love Virtually edition explored the many kinds of love바카라”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.
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