Newspaper reports say that this year Patna experienced a less noisy and slightly cleaner Diwali than last year.
I suppose it's because the prices of fireworks have sky-rocketed, and the rupee has less buying power.
It's also because, thanks to rising prices, I've heard several youngsters aged 18 and above say that it's not a good thing to burn money on crackers.
The prices of fireworks also got steeper thanks to the welcome dwindling of child labour employed in the business.
Even so, I did enjoy my free-fireworks show lounging on my terrace with a tall glass of something cool while I watched several other wealthy people in the apartments around lighting up the skies. The rising prices did one thing... the number of kids sneaking around with dangerous 'atom bombs' has gone down considerably.
It was, indeed a sparkling Diwali night. There were less toxic chemicals flying around in the air this year, according to the pollution control board... ABSOLUT good news. Cheers!
I suppose it's because the prices of fireworks have sky-rocketed, and the rupee has less buying power.
It's also because, thanks to rising prices, I've heard several youngsters aged 18 and above say that it's not a good thing to burn money on crackers.
The prices of fireworks also got steeper thanks to the welcome dwindling of child labour employed in the business.
Even so, I did enjoy my free-fireworks show lounging on my terrace with a tall glass of something cool while I watched several other wealthy people in the apartments around lighting up the skies. The rising prices did one thing... the number of kids sneaking around with dangerous 'atom bombs' has gone down considerably.
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Yes, it was a healthy sign that we had less noise and pollution this Diwali, but was it really due to price-rise or some sort of a shift in priority ? Reports also say that there was record booking of cars for this Dhanteras and that demand far exceeded the supply!
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