Friday, November 9, 2007

DIWALI...ECHOES OF DA PAST.....MEMOIRS O DA PRESENT...

DIWALI.......

the festival of lights....

its yet anoder yr....wen time passes by..we neva get to kno.....
yet anoder diwali...
i stil remember...celebratin..it wid ful enthu...da enlivened vigour..
alas...
it was 2 yrs ago...
i wok up in da mornin....
wakin up..n runnin to da collection o fire crackers!!!
i so luv dem!!
dats da 1st thng i do.....
i see its huge..
various kindsa rocket.....dat illuminate da sky..amazingly wel...n surprisnigly beautiful!!
da triple sound bomb...anar...chakri....etc..
evrytin....
o m so excited!!!!!

da aftrnun passes in gettin ready n al...
its eve.....
we hav in tradition dat v gals.....decorate our favorite hangout place wid beautiful rangoli n "gharounda"
i indulge maself in da task....i make a surprisingly awesum rangoli...!!!
satisfied wid ma work.....
i go upto dad...n ask him...wat next to do.....
he assigns me n ma bro....da task o illuminatin r balcony n terrace..wid "diyas"
we cheerfully tak al da "diyas" in trays...n start off wid da work.......
i guess..u al kno hw beautiful da diyas luk....wen dey kindle altogedr!!!
dat was r balcony n terrace!! da best view..dat ny1 can eva get!!! cz we always put up so many diyas....dat r eyes...wud simply nt go off da beauty o da light!!!

our home lukd auspicious!!!!
it was da best decorated house in da vicinity...!!
"diyas"..dey make da nyt so beautiful..........

dun wid da task.....
we'r askd to put on r new clothes...n get ready fr da much awaited puja......
da "ganesh n lakshmi" worship........
we r suposd to light da "diyas" in evry rum...
n den..start off wid da puja...in da main rum.....

da puja dun,....
nw we r permitted to burst da crackers!!!!!!!!!!
n we shoot offf to da noisiest start!!!
me ma bro n ma dad!!(mom's too scared o firewrks..!!bt stil she can manage wid lightin da "anar"!!!!)
n dats a start!!!!!
den al r family frnz..assemble at r home...
n al peers.....cum up...n make up a rokin DIWALI!!!!!!


bt its nt same since da past 2 yrs.......
i mis ma home....
i mis ma diwali......
i mis ma family.....
i wish...i was wid u al nw........
i so mis dis............

bt life is suposd to be livd!!!!
nt evrytim is it...dat we get wat we desire!!!!!

n so i make up ma mind!!!!!

diwali in manipal!!!
diwali wid frnz!!!!

dats an entirely difrnt feel!!!!
evry1 out on da roads....
da decorated hostel n streets in da campus.....
da firewrks...startin!!!!
thngs r so difrnt...yet so pleasin!!!!

all da hullahooo....at da sight o amazin firewrks...at KC....n KMC GREENS......
da smoke.....
da smell of crackers....
experiencin al dis wid frnz....
is simply amazin.......!!!!

da tensn free lyf...
da extended perm....
da lively roads...
da silent walk...in da midst o da noisy crackers........
da hrt felt feelins...al shared widout da knowledge o oders....

da huggin each oder..wishin wid gud hrt..."a very happy diwali!!!"
da dressin up...in da indian style....
da beauties.. n da dudes flashin da roads...in da light o diwali.......

da bonds o frnship.....juz reachin newer heights..
meetin al old frnz...who many a tyms...wer neva evn seen out on da roads...
students nt bodrd bt end sem prac exams...juz cz its da eve o da most auspicious n da most lively festival.....DIWALI!!!!

evn tho i miss ma family...
evn tho i miss celebratin diwali at home...

sumwer deep down der.....i hear a voice callin.....

"hey sweetie.....u gotta liv a new life...njy...hav fun.....A VERY VERY HAPPY DIWALI!!!!!!"


A HAPPY N AUSPICIOUS DIWALI TO ALL OF U OUT HERE!!!!!!

LET'S ROCK IT!!!!!!!!

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