Deepavali

Festival on crack

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It’s festival time. With the bustle and sparkle of the moment, it may be easy to forget the real tradition of the occasion. We will remind you: It’s about purchasing electronic consumer devices that you mostly have no need for. It is a practice that goes back to Lord Krishna’s time, as we can see in this verbatim exchange between… Read more →

Fest of feasts

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This happened to you last year: You and your family set out for some eleventh-hour emergency supply of kurti/kajukatli/jeans/jalebi and were trapped in a traffic that seemed stuck from previous Deepavali and you firmly told yourself that next year you would do all your shopping much early and not be laid low by the maddening traffic. Tell you what, it’s… Read more →