HAPPY valentine

Meera arranged jasmine flowers around the old Chola temple photograph, her grandmother's legacy burning bright in candlelight. Twenty years of separation had boiled away, leaving only longing. Her Chennai childhood echoed through marriage, distance, and doubt. This Valentine's Day felt different. Her husband surprised her with tickets home, an itching desire finally satisfied. Walking through heritage streets, Tamil songs filling the air, she realized love meant returning to roots. At the temple, they lit lamps together, earning blessings from elders who remembered her as a girl. Community wrapped around them warmly, generations connected through tradition and devotion, reminding her that some treasures never truly leave our hearts.