what does diwali mean, after all?
How does diwali make more sense? is it through warm, bright lights, or is it the only feeling of homecoming through otherwise high fare priced airlines? or is it the only warmth of watching some grade four kids playing their festivals loud out on main streets. probably it is about streets, the markets, the same old lanes getting brighter, businesses making profits, endless rounds of sweet making, hampers, greetings, or perhaps leave approvals. as i watch moving trees, concrete buildings, city skylines, people on the move, there is possibly a colour, or a string of lights, that unites. i pass through bustling markets, the great grand showrooms, highways, bus terminals, intersections or some major food junctions, all adorned in a fancy, warm bright makeover. comparitvely, i leave behind a space that made very little sense of festivities. i perhaps last remember the great festival of rama’s home coming, celebrating it with my friends, where all of us were very least bothered about the nex...
