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Diwali 2012
Hi,
With Diwali just round the corner on Nov 13... there's a lot of activity in the air once again!
Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is equivalent to... hmm... Christmas or Thanksgiving (in America). It's THE major festival for a lot of Hindus and like all celebrations it involves lots of cooking, visiting friends and relatives and cleaning out the old (cupboard, drawers, etc) to ring in the new.
A lot like Chinese New Year! Red. Gold. Yellow. Magenta. Silver. These are just the colors to brighten up any Diwali. But the most enlightening thing of all is the tiny flame from each diya--a porcelain crucible that is filled with oil and lit with a cotton wick. Put a few of them together in a row, in a circle, any way you want, and watch the light sparkle up your life!
So here's to another few days of cleaning and cooking and running around before we ring in the new year and wish everyone a 'Happy Diwali'!!!
With Diwali just round the corner on Nov 13... there's a lot of activity in the air once again!
Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is equivalent to... hmm... Christmas or Thanksgiving (in America). It's THE major festival for a lot of Hindus and like all celebrations it involves lots of cooking, visiting friends and relatives and cleaning out the old (cupboard, drawers, etc) to ring in the new.
A lot like Chinese New Year! Red. Gold. Yellow. Magenta. Silver. These are just the colors to brighten up any Diwali. But the most enlightening thing of all is the tiny flame from each diya--a porcelain crucible that is filled with oil and lit with a cotton wick. Put a few of them together in a row, in a circle, any way you want, and watch the light sparkle up your life!
So here's to another few days of cleaning and cooking and running around before we ring in the new year and wish everyone a 'Happy Diwali'!!!
Diwali, Fiction & Fact
Hi,
What an exciting day! I'm giving myself permission NOT to write today because there's a storm of work brewing in the kitchen.
It's Diwali tomorrow, folks! And it's Diwali in 'Duty and Desire' as well. The chapter where the two major characters, Sanjeet and Sheetal, call a truce falls on Diwali night. Firecrackers are bursting in the sky all day long, sumptuous sweets and savory dishes are wafting from the Dhanraj's kitchen. Celebration, color and rituals of prayer and worship fill the evening's excitement.
Sanjeet and Sheetal, who have been playing tug-of-war since the beginning of the story find something sparks between them in 'Duty and Desire'.
But that's fiction celebrations in a story. This is real life playing out in real time. But some things are the same. The diyas we light (earthenware crucibles filled with oil and lit with a cotton wick), the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Laxmi, we worship, the bright colors we wear, the lavish food we cook for dinner that night and wishes of a "Happy Diwali!" are the same.
Perhaps that's why fiction can mirror fact?
Happy Diwali, everyone!!
What an exciting day! I'm giving myself permission NOT to write today because there's a storm of work brewing in the kitchen.
It's Diwali tomorrow, folks! And it's Diwali in 'Duty and Desire' as well. The chapter where the two major characters, Sanjeet and Sheetal, call a truce falls on Diwali night. Firecrackers are bursting in the sky all day long, sumptuous sweets and savory dishes are wafting from the Dhanraj's kitchen. Celebration, color and rituals of prayer and worship fill the evening's excitement.
Sanjeet and Sheetal, who have been playing tug-of-war since the beginning of the story find something sparks between them in 'Duty and Desire'.
But that's fiction celebrations in a story. This is real life playing out in real time. But some things are the same. The diyas we light (earthenware crucibles filled with oil and lit with a cotton wick), the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Laxmi, we worship, the bright colors we wear, the lavish food we cook for dinner that night and wishes of a "Happy Diwali!" are the same.
Perhaps that's why fiction can mirror fact?
Happy Diwali, everyone!!
Goodreads Giveaway!
Hi,
I'm giving away 3 copies of DUTY AND DESIRE on Goodreads from Nov 15 - 30 and am thrilled at the number of people who are interested in the read. I'm excited to open the giveaway to readers in USA, Canada, UK and Australia! Why not? Fiction transcends beyond the power of words and the meaning behind the written words when you can touch people's lives oceans across.
So here's hoping more people will hop on over and join the fun as we blast our way from Diwali toward Thanksgiving in America and the beginning of hot chocolate, cinnamon, cider and warm blankets toward winter!
Good luck !!
I'm giving away 3 copies of DUTY AND DESIRE on Goodreads from Nov 15 - 30 and am thrilled at the number of people who are interested in the read. I'm excited to open the giveaway to readers in USA, Canada, UK and Australia! Why not? Fiction transcends beyond the power of words and the meaning behind the written words when you can touch people's lives oceans across.
So here's hoping more people will hop on over and join the fun as we blast our way from Diwali toward Thanksgiving in America and the beginning of hot chocolate, cinnamon, cider and warm blankets toward winter!
Good luck !!
