Of Festivals and Icons
Indian festivals are always vibrant, filled with energy and culminate everything we love and rejoice. This ranges from wearing new clothes to filling up plates with sugars enough for the entire year. Whatever your diet regime, this is the time to indulge and worry later while sipping water or herbal juice at the gym. Deepavali or Diwali is no different. It's a rare occurrence when kids tend to enjoy as much, if not a bit more than the elders. When else will you get to burst crackers, see so much colour and light? Elders, well, they are busy praying the gods for a better future, money etc., and are investing heavily on buying new things they may or may not need. But in a society that's turning bohemian at a pace never before seen or imagined, it's important to celebrate these festivals more than ever. Crackers or lights or both are left to individuals as it's too late to try and impose such things; the overall need for such festivities is very much there. As the year co...