Oct 21, 2006

My first Diwali and ‘Paheli Angol’, As is the tradition in my Grandparents household, Diwali is celebrated with a lot of fervour. These are the few things that were done this year. A kandil was hung from the balcony, A rangoli was painted. Faral sourced ( chakli, chewda, ladu’s, and a new entrant bhakarwadi), and the traditional Aarti performed. Grandma performed the Arti first for Grandpa, My Parents, I was snugly asleep in my Mom’s arms and then in my Pa’s arms when Mama did the same honors. Of course there were a lot of crackers I responded by ignoring, squirming a little, or waking up bawling. I believe that the living room balcony from our new 7th floor apartment, offered a vantage point to catch all the action (fireworks) in the sky this Diwali, or so my Ma’s says. I plan to check this out myself some time soon.