India, Jan. 24 -- As India ushers in a long weekend with Saturday, Sunday and the Republic Day holiday on Monday, many people made plans to step out of their homes for a short break. A Bengaluru based IITian couple captured this shared impulse in a short Instagram video that has since struck a chord with social media users.

The couple, Reshma Bhagat and Prabhat Kumar, took to their joint Instagram account to share a clip showing them standing by the roadside with their luggage, seemingly ready to head out for a quick getaway. The opening text on the video read in Hindi, "Humne socha long weekend hai kahin ghumne chale jate hai," which translates to, "We thought it is a long weekend, so let us go somewhere for a trip."

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