Happy Diwali!

Posted on October 21, 2006 by Confused

Hey, its Diwali! Wishing all readers a very happy Diwali and a prosperous new year.

Actually, I miss being home today.  Its quite sad to sit in a lonely flat, thousands of miles away from home. Diwali is hardly about rituals, not that I believe in them anyway. Its about the atmosphere. Being at home, close to family and friends whom you have grown up with. Its about Kaju ki barfi which I miss so damned much! I have never been fond of crackers, mainly for environmental reasons, but, sometimes I do like the way they lit up the sky.  And ma would drag me to a Temples, kum se kum aaj ke din to Bhagwaan ko maan le, she would say! And I would go, just to please her. Just for all those times, I would laugh at her for going to Vaishno Devi. Sometimes, its so easy to forget how understanding our parents can be, by letting us make choice even though they believe them to be wrong.

And hey, thanks to n, who dedicates her lovely Diwali post to me. Thanks dost!

Anyway, enough of this. I hope you guys are having great fun. Enjoy and once more, Happy Diwali!

And sorry for the rambling post….

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18 Responses

  1. TGFI, on October 21st, 2006 at 9:21 pm Said:

    et tu? senti kar diya baap! Happy Diwali and all. :-)

  2. jyothsnay, on October 21st, 2006 at 9:32 pm Said:

    Rohit & His Friends n Foes…n everyone who visit his space

    Wishing you all a Happy Diwali-the festival of lights, its festivities around and the sheer joy for the coming seasons

    …Home.These walls, this sky
    splintered with wakes of light,
    these mud-lamps beaded round
    the eaves, the festive night….{Vikram Seth}

    …All you who sleep tonight
    far from the ones you love,
    no hand to left or right,
    and emptiness above-

    know that you are not alone………umm, Home Is Where the Heart Is

    *I failed in getting the heritage recipe of Aarasalu right.Mom made cute babes “Aarasalu”,while I with a sense of abandonment gorged on KC Das sweets & Laddoos of 5 kinds….

  3. Mariam, on October 21st, 2006 at 9:38 pm Said:

    Happy and Joyous Diwali !!

    It’s super tough to be away from family on festivals. Try to have fun during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

  4. Mariam, on October 21st, 2006 at 9:44 pm Said:

    Jyo,

    sweets & Laddoos of 5 kinds

    How about sharing some ;) .

    Have a fun Diwali!

  5. Confused, on October 22nd, 2006 at 12:16 am Said:

    tgfi,

    heh.

    Jyo,

    Thank you very much. I hope you had a great Diwali too.

    Mariam,

    Thank you. Intend to go back to NJ during Christmas. Should be a little more fun.

    And I don’t mind the laddoos.

  6. Prince, on October 22nd, 2006 at 5:10 am Said:

    Wish u a very Happy Diwali & Prosperous New Year .

  7. neha, on October 22nd, 2006 at 8:49 am Said:

    Note to self: eat extra pieces of mithai for confused

    :)

    happy diwali!

  8. Dazed and Confused, on October 22nd, 2006 at 10:59 am Said:

    Congratulations on becoming a DP contributor!! :)

  9. DesiPundit » Archives » I know what the DesiPundits wrote last week, on October 22nd, 2006 at 11:16 am Said:

    [...] Neha shares her memories of Deepavali, while Confused (a fellow NewbiePundit) writes about how he so misses being home this Diwali. Sanket’s post is about Kumar Gandharva’s special place in his musical journey, while Dubukku (a TamilPundit) shares his Orkut experiences. [...]

  10. Confused, on October 22nd, 2006 at 11:39 am Said:

    D&C,

     Thanks!

     Prince,

    Thanks. Same to you.

    Neha,

    heh. Send some over, please.

  11. Patrix, on October 22nd, 2006 at 5:19 pm Said:

    Full senti, huh :) Liked the “kum se kum aaj ke din to Bhagwaan ko maan le” Poor mom…’tolerating’ her aethist son’s whims and fancies :)

    Happy Diwali and pls. don’t mention kaju ki barfi…makes me wanna go back.

  12. Confused, on October 23rd, 2006 at 1:53 am Said:

    Pat,

    heh. Not easy tolerating me.

    I love kaju ki barfi too!

  13. chandni, on October 23rd, 2006 at 5:31 am Said:

    Happy Diwali Sweety!!

    Do something fun ok?

    i miss u

  14. n, on October 23rd, 2006 at 3:05 pm Said:

    am happy ur happy.

  15. Mariam, on October 23rd, 2006 at 10:17 pm Said:

    ~Happy Eid~

  16. jyothsnay, on October 23rd, 2006 at 10:26 pm Said:

    Everyone

    ID MUBARAK

    hugs
    Jyo

  17. Confused, on October 24th, 2006 at 9:17 pm Said:

    Chandu,

    Thanks!

    n,
    heh.

    Mariam,

    Happy Eid. :P

    Jyo,

    Thanks!

  18. DesiPundit » Archives » I know what the DesiPundits wrote last week, on October 29th, 2006 at 2:59 pm Said:

    [...] Neha shares her memories of Deepavali, while Confused (a fellow NewbiePundit) writes about how he so misses being home this Diwali. Sanket’s post is about Kumar Gandharva’s special place in his musical journey, while Dubukku (a TamilPundit) shares his Orkut experiences. [...]

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