Diwali Special
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As India’s religious polarisation intensifies, I miss the Bohra Diwali celebrations of my childhood
A silver coin would be bought on Dhanteras. New account books would be opened. The entire clan would gather to celebrate the festival.
Farida Pacha
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The many stories of Diwali share a common theme of triumph of justice
Stories of Lord Rama’s victory, an enlightened Jain prince and an imprisoned Sikh guru share a common theme.
Natasha Mikles, The Conversation
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Video: How did the small town of Sivakasi become the manufacturing hub of fireworks in India?
It all started with an entrepreneur who went all the way to Calcutta to learn the art of making safety matches.
Ramakrishnan M & Sanjeev Nair
Trending
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Harsh Mander: The dark clouds of 1935 Nuremberg have gathered over Indian skies
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Modi pulled bahujan voters to the BJP. Many are now drifting away
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Fiction: In her forties and divorced, Maya is enjoying a halcyon spell in Bombay, the city she loves
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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How Rukmini Devi Arundale modernised the Kalakshetra sari and made ‘Ahimsa silk’ fashionable
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How the Mughal emperors celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali with grandeur
Akbar’s decision to embrace the festival was born out of his willingness to learn more about his subjects’ religion.
Ramakrishnan M & Anmol Kanojia
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Video: This Diwali, meet the people who make the diyas you light at home
Dharavi’s Kumbharwada is a community of potters that makes 2,500 diyas or clay lamps a day to meet the city’s enormous demand during Diwali.
Omkar Phatak
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Video: How to make south India's favourite Diwali sweet, the boondi laddoo
It’s the time of the year when the recipe for boondi laddoo is back in demand.
Omkar Phatak
Video
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Watch: ‘The Garfield Movie’ screened specially for cats and their owners in Dubai cinema hall
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Cyclone Remal: Scenes of damage as heavy rain and storms batter parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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Diwali without Daddy: For Delhi’s firefighters and their families, the festival brings little cheer
Fire-related calls peak on Diwali, keeping the city’s 1,300 firemen on their toes.
Abhishek Dey
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Video: Five simple ways to protect your pet from noise during Diwali
This year, make your Diwali pet friendly.
Scroll Staff
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Video: This is what an assortment of authentic Maharashtrian Diwali snacks looks like
For traditional Maharashtrian families, Diwali is incomplete without a plate of faral (a mix of sweet and savoury snacks).
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Io Capitano’, a gripping tale of flight and fight
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The miraculous resurrection of Nirad Mohapatra’s Odia classic ‘Maya Miriga’
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Watch: A young man is possessed by an obsessive spirit in ‘Munjya’
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Video: Kutumbasakhi, the all-woman enterprise that has been making authentic Diwali faral since 1977
The organisation employs 150 women from lower middle class families in Mumbai to prepare inexpensive and nutritious food for the city on the move.
Smitha Nair
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Diwali blues: It feels like a test, not a festival, say Delhi firefighters
During the festival of lights, the capital's resource-challenged fire department works round-the-clock to put out major and minor blazes.
Abhishek Dey