Is Indian culture against love?

Every year,during the month of February,there is protest in India from the side of fundamental groups,against all that is associated with valentine's day.we often hear tales of parents committing suicide on seeing their children marrying people by love,honour killings,couple being driven out of the village,homes,etc,etc..
The reason they give is that it  is against our tradition to marry by love.I too believed this argument for a while,because,it certainly seemed so from the outset,given the opposition love faces from within the family..But,as we know,a little knowledge is a dangerous thing..It became pretty clear as i went into some study of Indian history,epics that this was absurd..
Love has always been an integral part of Hindu culture..The concept of स्वयाम्वारम is proof of this..In a swayamvaram,the princess chooses the bridegroom among an assembly of suitors.She passes from 1 prince to another,and finally garlands whom she thinks is the most handsome among them..From a cruder context,this means love at first sight..If this seems to be a far-fetched conclusion to you,let us take into consideration the puranas,one by one..
Mahabharata: The mahabharatha is undoubtedly the greatest epic in the world,consisting of 1 lakh verses..There is a detailed description of the love between Nala and Damayanthi..Right from how the 2 people get into love to their marriage,the story is a celebration of true  love..There is a detailed account of their secret first meeting,of how love blossomed between them and their marriage.Not once does the sage Ved Vyasa criticize their love..Non criticism means approval,if not endorsement of their love..Vidura was born due to the marriage between a great sage and a chatiotress..Arjuna won Panchali in a shooting competition..Arjuna,(due to his flamboyance),was at times forced to marry som many women due to their sincere love..Bhishma's vow of celibacy  was due to the fact that his father Santanu fell in love with a fisherwoman..(Bhishma took the vow of celibacy to pacify the fisher woman's father who brooded over the fact that Bhishma would ascend the throne,by virtue of being the first son of Santanu.Bhishma swore that he would never marry,in addition to not ascending the throne on his father's death to facilitate the crowning of Santanu's future son).
Ramayana:In the Tamil Ramayana written by Kamban,there is a reference to the secret meeting between Rama and Seetha before Rama broke Siva's bow.."அண்ணலும் நோக்கினார் அவளும் நோக்கினாள்"is a popular,oft-repeated in the Kamba Ramayanam.Of course,there is no such thing in Valmiki Ramayana and this is just Kamban's imagination..But,isnt it indicative of the acceptability of love among Tamils in olden days?The story of sage  Rishyashringa also proves this fact..
Bhagavatham:This is one of the lesser known purana among the 18 puranas..It mainly narrates the avtars of Lord Vishnu,among other stories..the 8th Avtar of Vishnu ,Lord Krishna is the most adored Avtar among devotees..Krishna has stolen the hearts of so many devotees,over the ages,with his fickle action and childish gimmicks..The rasa Leela is a description of the love between a 7 year old boy(Krishna) and much older women..Krishna,in his older days,married 16,108 queens and lived with them taking 16,108 forms.
Gita Govindam:Krishna never married Radha in reality.There is no reference in the Bhagavatham to their marriage.The Gita Govindam is an imaginary verse on the marriage between radha and Madhava..starting from their love and ending with their marriage.The Gita Govindam contains certain portions which no one would dare to discuss in public for fear of being branded as a pervert.This is in fact,a form of Bhakthi.this is called the path of Prema..It is an accepted form of worship..
The Kamasutra is one of The Yoga sutras of Patanjali..
Love finds prominence in tamil literature as well..The சீவக சிந்தாமணி,திருகுறள் are proof of this..tamil poems on love are found aplenty.Bharathiar has sung so many songs on love..Love is merely an appreciation of beauty..Love shows the blossoming of the mind.Bharathiar famously sung,
"சிந்து நதியின் மிசை நிலவினிலே
சேர நன்நாட்டிளம்    பெண்களுடனே 
சுந்தர தெலுங்கிலே பாட்டிசைத்து
தோணிகள்    ஓட்டி விளையாடி வருவோம்!"
I don't want to bore you with countless references..Love has been never been a fact for shame,in India,right from olden days..To view love as a result of Western culture is highly ridiculous,and it amounts to showing disrespect to Indian culture..
Those who protest every time valentine's day comes have either not read Indian epics or are just furthering their own selfish,hardcore agenda..