Sunday, October 26, 2008

Happy Deepavali...!!!!


Just a couple of hours and it'll be yet another joyous day in India.... with the whole of the country getting together to celebrate the festival of Lights...
I don't quite understand the term "Diwali" which i guess is just a corrupted form of the word "Deepavali"...
Deepavali actually when split up is - deepasya aavali iti deepavali.. it actually in Sanskrit means a row/ pattern of lights...

Deepavali is one such day when our homes/lives is filled with goody goody stuff.... sweets.. new clothes.. crackers...near ones.. and sweet memories.... from the days i was a little kid till today.. i guess i have evolved with years....learnt with time and experience... and deepavali and the preparations onto deepavali teach you a lot...

I do not wish to take this post onto a sober note on a to- be beautiful day... ultimately what i feel is that deepavali is not just to light up our homes with diyas... it's more to light up or brighten somebody else's life every year.. year after year... how to get to that on a serious , full-fledged note.. i shall post some other time... but we can for sure contribute in small ways during these festivals..

Just to share somethings we can do on the run - up to deepavali...(at least i do)

1.Crackers are a total No- No.. i shall have nothing to do with child labour... crackers get in when there's not one single child involved in it's manufacture.

2.It's not just that we buy clothes only during deepavali.. we buy them all through the year..whenever we need them... But for deepavali, i've made it a point to buy atleast 1 Khadi shirt every year in support of the numerous SHG that manufacture them... that little amount i spend on one shirt goes to one small family and might feed them for just one day.. but still for them it counts so much.. and it's such a comfy wear for me every summer...

3.All the money i get from elders as aashirwaad during deepavali goes to support some noble cause... not necessarily for charity... Last year it went to "The trust".. lets see what happens this year...

4.A share of all savouries and sweets prepared in our home make their way to an old aged home nearby.. just to share our happiness with those elderly people deserted by their well -to-do sons and daughters...

5.The ration shops or the (UN)Fair price shops as they are called in Tamilnadu.. sell a lot of stuff... rice,sugar,wheat,palm oil,all kinds of dal,wheat flour,rava,jeera and what not.. We do not buy all of these..just the rice and sugar suffices our needs.. but since all the items are available at a much cheaper price than with other grocers, we make it a point to buy all of them and donate them away to whoever needs them.. out watchman .. servant maid... or just anybody..

I know these are very small things to me or us rather... but for others it makes such a huge difference in the way it helps them celebrate the festival.. for some others it may just give them a day's lively hood.. i don't even know if it will.. but still i wish , hope and pray it reaches out to someone in a small way... at least.... and that what Deepavali is all about.... making the world a better place to live .... bringing a smile onto people's faces...!!!! Lightening somebody's life...!!

Happy Deepavali..... Deepavali Nal-Vaazhthukkal.....!!!!

Cheers...!!
S

18 comments:

Karthik said...

Nice post mate.. And i too made a habit of your point 1,4,5 for every deepawali... Wish u a Happy and safe deepawali!!!

S said...

@ Karthik

Thanks and Happy Deepavali..!!!

Keep coming.. And a nice blog u've got.. :)

Cheers..!!

S

Preeti said...

nice thoughts :) nice music :) aaberi is my fav ragam :) nice blog. thanks for dropping by :)welcome again :) have a great day and super year ahead.

S said...

@ Preethi

ur welcome.. and thanks a ton... Aabheri s ur fav ragam... same pinchy.... into music by any chance :-?

Cheers..!!

S

Preeti said...

yeah. veena artiste :) but now outta touch. hostel for four years and an adeiu to passions. but am open to any music. I start day with parveen sultana followed by unni and madurai somu, evening with rafi, then nights with aerosmith :)

Tara said...

Wow! That's so sweet S! You and your family perfectly understand the essence of Deepavali! I am glad! Wish you all a very happy and prosperous Deepavali and may you continue to do these lovely things! :)

Anonymous said...

luvly post!
happy diwali :)
thnx for dropping by my blog :)

Jagjit said...

That was real nice stuff... happy diwali to u too! have fun

Karthik said...

Rgank you mate for droppin by.. Its ur support that keep me going.. Plz do visit and post ur comments often.. Lol.. And u've got a nice blog too!!!

S said...

@ Preeti

maybe you should get back to playing the veena once ur outta coll.. passions are those which carry you places in life.. i used to play the Mridangam while in school.. then got outta touch.. but that layam which has got into ur blood seldom stays calm..

u get to feel that "beat" subconsciously.. now that am outta coll, i've taken to playing Dholaki.. indulging in passions relaxes the mind and soul..

Btw my day is filled with MS,OSS,Maharajapuram,semmangudi,JKD,ganesh kumaresh,pandit ravi shankar,ranjani gayathri,hariharan,rafi and ustad bismillah khan..

Keep coming..

Cheers..!!
S

S said...

@ Tara

the real reason of this post was to inspire people to brighten somebody's life in their own small way.What I may do is only a drop..!! But what we need to do in reality, needs the creation of an ocean..which i may not be able to do on my own...

once we join hands to do that,In essentiality, we'll be spreading our happiness,manifold..!!!

Happy Deepavali to you too..!!

Cheers..!!
S

S said...

@Swats

Thanks.. Happy Deepavali.. you are welcome.. :)

Cheers..!!
S

S said...

@ Jagjit

Thanx for coming & Happy Deepavali..!!

@ Karthik

Welcome and thanx for coming..

Cheers..!!!
S

Thoorika said...

It may be small acts! But help others in a big way!! Even my family does most of them!! :) Happy Deepavali!!

Anu said...

I really liked ur actions.. especially no to crackers - not only hurting the environment, how can we burn something made by children with exposure to poisonous fumes.Happy Deepavalli S

S said...

@ Thoorika

Thanzx and wish you the same..

@ Anu

:)

Thanks for dropping by

Cheers..!!
S

crasiezt said...

Hey happy diwali:-)

You are a nice person man! *salutes*
I don't burst crackers too..last time I did was more than 10 years back..then I came to know about the child labour thing and never touched any cracker after that..

S said...

@ Crasiezt

Nice person... :-? guess you don't know me enuf.. lolz..
Thanks for the compliment..

Keep coming...* Salutes back*

Cheers...!
S