Indian lovers refuse to go down on one knee, a ring in their hand. Allergic to the mush of flowers and chocolates, they are instead turning to elephants, singing clowns and theatre owners to tell the love of their lives, "you are the one"

Flowers are passe. Chocolates, even Belgian slims, are clichu00e9d. Candle-lit rooms seem borrowed out of Friends, and dropping a ring in her champagne glass might just choke her. Moving away from stale ideas, young Indian lovers are in the mood to plan elaborate, quirky ways to pop the question, all in an effort to create a scenario where the partner simply cannot say, "no".u00a0