Deepawali has always been my favorite festival since my childhood. This year, when everybody was preparing for the festival of light I was wondering about the possible consequences of use of crackers. The menace of pollution particularly during this time of the year takes a monstrous shape. All this speculations led me to plan a trip to outside Delhi just next day of Deepawali. Even in schools the students are spoon-fed about the demerits of using crackers.
Even the social media was flooded with tons of messages and advisories. On Diwali eve, we worshiped Ganesha and Lakshmi for our prosperity. With the start of the evening itself I was very much happy with my decision to go out of Delhi, just to avoid the surge in pollution level post festival. I was out of city for three days, but when I returned I could feel the difference even after third day post festival. My child started…
