Valentine day definition and details: Valentine's Day is named after Saint Valentine , a Catholic priest who lived in Rome in the 3rd Century. There are many stories about St Valentine and over time these stories grew into the legend we know today. Celebrations in Valentine Day in India. In India , in antiquity, there was a tradition of adoring Kamadeva , the lord of love; exemplificated by the erotic carvings in the Khajuraho Group of Monuments and by the writing of the Kamasutra . [105] This tradition was lost around the Middle Ages , when Kamadeva was no longer celebrated, and public displays of sexual affection became frowned upon. [105] This repression of public affections began to loosen in the 1990s. [106] Valentine's Day celebrations did not catch on in India until around 1992. It was spread due to the programs in commercial TV channels, such as MTV , dedicated radio programs, and love let...