On a call today with a client from USA, originally from Belagavi. Aren’t you coming to India, I asked. He said he hadn’t been here for Diwali in 20 years. Oh! How much I felt for him. He said he gets everything he needs for Diwali, including boxes of Faraal. I told him Belagavi Diwali […]
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Guidelines for 2021 Diwali celebrations in Karnataka
The Karnataka government October 30 issued new guidelines for the 2021 Diwali celebrations. The state government said only sellers who have obtained permission will be allowed to sell green crackers at certain designated areas for a limited period of time, starting November 1. The state government has released guidelines for the celebration of the Diwali […]
Diwali Belagavi Style – Lights, faral and homecoming
by Dr. Madhav Prabhu Diwali the festival of lights is on us and so is the excitement of the festivities to come. Some critics would always find the enthusiasm uncalled for and would indulge in the pollution and wastage conspiracy, but for a person from Belagavi, it is beyond the realms of courts. This is […]
Children’s Diwali Forts – a learning lab of sorts
Anybody who has ever seen a fort and not been awestruck by its sheer size and imposing structure? Think about children who have extremely impressionable minds. When children see a fort, they are fascinated by its various nuances. No wonder then that children in the region of North Karnataka and Maharashtra indulge in the pursuit […]
Brighten up your life, this Diwali!
by Swatee Jog This past fortnight, I reach office quite early. Not owing to my time management, but because my newspaper reading time has halved. All the papers are carrying full-page advertisements for online shopping companies declaring their mega sales. Products scream to me that I ought to buy ‘this Diwali’. From fashion, jewelry, computers, […]