For people of Indian descent living in India and across the diaspora, Diwali ... of hanging out, eating and spending time together,” she explains. “But one thing we always did was light ...

The excitement of lighting a rocket and dashing off before it explodes high in the sky. My memories of Diwali as a child ... Somewhere in the background are memories of my mother, who, like ...

Diwali, also called Deepavali, is the festival of lights. It is the celebration ... the skit is performed by students of all years and backgrounds, narrated by an exasperated Amma (mother) to ...