Oct 17. I remember when i was very young , i used to eagerly wait for the festival of lights,Deepawali. The reason for this eagerness was to see the flower pots or "anar" sprouting upwards ,or chakri throwing out fire sparkles. Not to forget the rockets which used to shoot up like missiles into the sky. All this used to fascinate me a lot. Thats why I made sure that i got those crackers before the festival. I along with many of my friends used to enjoy bursting bombs,lighting sparkles and many more. While enjoying the illuminating crackers, we used to forget the children working in a place far away from our home in Tamil Nadu, known as Sivakasi, are working tirelessly for our pleasure. While putting their life and future at risk, many generations of laborours have been working in Sivakasi to ensure that the countrymen never fall short of crackers in any Diwali.
I wonder whether the festival of lights has become the festival of pomp and pollution. Yes, it has . In todays world, Diwali means exchanging precious gifts and bursting crackers which not only pollutes the atmosphere, but also symbolizes futile spending of money.
Sivakasi is a big industrial centre in the Virudhnagar district of Tamil Nadu and is also the fireworks hub of the country.This is because 90% of India’s fireworks are produced here. Most of the workers in the factory are educated and are thus employed with minimum wages. It is pathetic to see that most of the workers are children who work in hazardous conditions. Moreover ,while wasting huge amount of money, we never think of doing something for those labourers in the factory, who have the same right to get educated like us.
In the era where there is a lot of hue and cry about ozone depletion and global warning , shouldn’t we act as responsible citizens and stop the people from polluting the atmosphere.I know its foolish of me of giving sermons about environment protection.
Its high time when we realize the reason of the celebrations of Diwali as a symbol to mark the victory of good over evil. Instead of draining out huge sum of money and polluting Mother Earth,we can use this money to brighten someone’s life.
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ReplyDeletegood to have concerned people like u!!
but, come on, be realistic... why do i need to listen to you, or rather anyone for that matter, as how should i spend my money!!
secondly.... if it is indeed so harazdous, ask the government to pass a legislation against the entire industry in shivkas (like they did for tannaries in Kanpur which were dumping their effluents in holy Ganga).
Well. i raised these poions so that you can actually come out with serious, good pints to stand by!!
Good to start with......keep it up!!