Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

A merry Christmas and a happy new year to my readers, from my column with Sunday Mid-Day. 

Firefly Diwali Greeting

Fireflies wish my readers a very happy Diwali from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Crackers on New Year's Eve

I know this request is going to fall on deaf ears but I thought I'd try anyway. Please consider a cracker-free New Year's Eve. A very happy 2020 to all Green Humour readers. Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-Day.

Diwali 2018

Diwali 2018. From my column with The Hindu BLink.

Firecrackers on New Year's Eve

Isn't it a bit ironic when you wish for a peaceful new year and then go on to celebrate with fireworks?

The Big Fat Indian Wedding's Bigger Fatter Carbon Footprint

On Indian weddings and their environmental footprint from my column with Mid-day today.

Cars, Crackers and Courts

Wishing all Green Humour readers a happy, pollution-free Diwali. From my column with Mid-Day today.

Diwali 2013

Well, it's that time of the year again! Another peril that the festival brings along is the sacrifice of owls to please Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, which is again a paradox considering the fact that the owl is recognized as the vaahana or mount of the goddess. Please remember that this practice is a criminal offence. Let's celebrate Diwali 2013 like a festival should be celebrated. Have a cracker-free Diwali.

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The Green Humour Diwali Greeting

What was meant to be a festival of lights, is celebrated as a festival of deafening noise, boundless pollution and uncontrolled emission of climate change-inducing, mutation-causing agents. We forget the fact that most animals have much more sensitive ears than ours, and make them the worst victims of such festivals. Another heinous practice associated with Diwali is the 'sacrificing' of owls by Hindu fanatics to the goddess Laxmi. An illegal and severely punishable offence, this is still practised in most parts of the country, being more prevalent in Gujarat and Rajasthan.

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Pronounced Guilty

The levels of suspended particles in the atmosphere increases drastically just after the Indian festival of Diwali. The reason? Firecrackers. Magnesium, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons- crackers have them all. layers of smog can be seen over cities from a distance as people shamelessly continue this illogical practice. While a lot of initiatives have been undertaken to reduce the use of crackers, a lot remains to be done in this respect.


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