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Diwali

Diwali Diwali is right at our door now. This is the festival which enlightens the whole Nation with lights and joy. It’s celebrated as symbol of victory of light over darkness. According to Hindu mythology it is celebrated as the day when Lord Rama returned to his kingdom of Ayodhaya after fourteen years. It is the most awaited festival. People celebrate Diwali by worshipping Goddess Laxmi and Lord Ganesha. They share and eat sweats and various other dishes, decorate their homes and light firecrackers. Along with the light and joy Diwali brings, for Delhi it brings something else too. Yes, you guessed it right, it’s pollution. Delhi is the National capital and in Diwali season it becomes the pollution capital too. From the beginning of Navratrey it starts and goes on till November leaving a smoking impact which lasts for the whole season. Although burning crackers is banned in Delhi especially on these days some people never learn. Every year we campaign “Clean Diwali, G...

Indian Culture

Culture Culture is something we have always been proud of Our great culture, Unity in Diversity are somethings which made our chest expand to 56”. But is this culture really that great ? Indian society have given icons like Buddha , Mahatma Gandhi , Swami Vivekananda . Great emperors like Ashoka , Akbar have ruled this nation. We have hundreds of arts, dance styles, music, dresses, customs but does these materialistic things define our culture ? A culture is defined by the values that the people of that culture have. Some great people did great things doesn’t necessarily means that the whole culture is great. Every culture and society have some plus and minus points, but in India it seems that the minus points are a bit more than the good ones. We clean our Homes, not our nation. We rush on roads, but don’t look back to the injured. We want our nation clean, but we will defecate in open. We bribe the traffic police, but won’t pay the fine. We want clean air, but we will b...