Dark Side Of Diwali - Social Awareness

Diwali is one of the Most famous Festival in India, will be celebrated in every corner of the country. We use to celebrate by lighting the whole house and bursting crackers. Diwali Means "Festival Of Lights".

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Story Of Diwali:

The most well known story behind Diwali is in the Ramayana, the great Hindu epic. According to Ramayana, Rama, the prince of Ayodhya was ordered by his father, King Dasharatha, to go away from his country and come back after living in the forest for fourteen years. So Rama went on exile with his devoted wife Sita and faithful brother, Lakshmana. When Ravana, the demon king of Lanka abducted Sita and took her away to his island kingdom of Lanka, Rama fought against and killed Ravana. He rescued Sita and returned to Ayodhya after fourteen years. The people of Ayodhya were very happy to hear of their beloved prince's homecoming. To celebrate Rama's return to Ayodhya, they lit up their houses with earthen lamps (diyas), burst crackers and decorated the entire city in the grandest manner. This is believed to have started the tradition of Diwali. Not only this, There are many other stories said to be reason for the Festival Diwali.

Dark Side of Diwali:

Children Under age 14 are forced to work in the Cracker Industry who are mostly belongs to Below Poverty line. Because of  this they are severely affected by skin cancer and other major health issues one of the best Example for this are Sivakasi (Tamil Nadu) Cracker Industries. Government Not taking any steps to fix these problems. Government Implemented some rules and regulations to be followed to run a industry but nobody worried about that. In Diwali Festival Day instead of enlightening children life we are destroying it. To Burst cracker and for our happiness we are Killing several families.

Not only health issues there is n number of reports in every year that is cracker industries got fired and many people were died and injured. Still no steps have been taken by the government even if they taken it wont reach the people.  

Another Major issues because of Cracker is Air and Noise Pollution. Last Year on Diwali day in India major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad were vastly affected by Pollutions it went much higher level then permissible level. 

Better Way To Celebrate Diwali:

For Most of us Diwali Means we remember bursting crackers, wearing new cloths and eating delicious Sweets. Diwali Means "Festival of Lights" "Enlightening Someone's life" "Bringing Glory to Someone's life" but actually we are make it darker and darker. We can celebrate Diwali in better way by planting trees, celebrating diwali with poor children, celebrating with orphans by gifting New cloths if you cannot do anything just share love and happiness with your family without polluting atmosphere.   

"By the way i wish you May the Divine Light of Diwali spread into your life Peace, Prosperity, Happiness and Good Health."

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