Modern Minorities

Diwali (memories) then & now


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“Diwali has different meanings as you go through life - community, food, light, celebration...who doesn’t love a good sparkler?"

Happy Diwali! Diwali is THE festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Indians around the world. But beyond being a big deal for a LOT of people (celebrating the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness...something we need a LOT of these days), what exactly is Diwali about? Raman didn’t have all the answers for Sharon, so we brought back past FrieMMds of the Pod - the OTHER Raman (UK) Sehgal (for real), and musician + multi-hyphenate Radhika Vekaria. While all 3 Indians are removed from their homeland and THE motherland, we decided to have a chat about how we celebrated Diwali growing up among our (extended) families, and how we can ALL bring these memories and traditions forward to our lives TODAY. Also, what’s with all the fire (and candy)? And what exactly do you do during the FIVE days of Diwali?

LEARN ABOUT

  • DIWALI: kids.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/diwali
  • RADHIKA: Radhikavekaria.com, twitter.com/iamradhikav, instagram.com/iamradhikav
  • OTHER RAMAN (UK): ramarketingpr.com, twitter.com/ramanelli
  • MENTIONS

    • BOOK: Ramayana: Divine Loophole - goodreads.com/book/show/7456105-ramayana
    • BOOK: Celebrate Diwali - goodreads.com/book/show/5967859-celebrate-diwali
    • COMICS: amarchitrakatha.com
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