Diwali – The festival of lights
Diwali in three days, lights glimmer on streets and markets in cities around the world, dispelling gloom, bringing hope… here’s a repost on the beautiful festival.
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Category: Mythology and More
when you don’t know how to make mishti
it’s astonishing what can happen when memories do their thing.
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a diwali morning ponder
a celebration it is.
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a whatsapp conversation and a durga pujo story
the messages kept coming and i couldn’t look away, he wanted to tell me a story…
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Ma Durga’s Sons
And Ma Durga has come down to earth with her children again… here are some favourite stories about the children.
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Navratri & Dussehra – An ode to the festive season
Nine days and nine nights Of festive fervour and bright lights Each day of Navratri a different...
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with song and reverence and cap pistol… durga pujo
cap pistol (remember those?), rahul dev burman, new clothes, midnight movies, razia sultan,...
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why the hanukkah story reminds me of madhusudan’s magic pot
actually, there’s no magic involved. both are stories of faith. perhaps the sort of faith...
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Home Is Where The Light Is – A Diwali Memory
First, I thought about food that my dadiji (grandmother) would make every Diwali. It was as much...
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the dark one… and the night of lights
night descends. the lamps are ready with oil and wick. my heart is in my mouth. it’s bhoot...
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Diwali@home
Diwali is the only festival that is celebrated with some enthusiasm in our family. Tam-Bram me, my...
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