Thoughts on the continuity of festivals in our lives: this Diwali/Kali Puja, November 6.

And so the festivities go on..as long as families exist, festive patterns must continue, must be affirmed. That is how we hold on to notions of order and community. So what if the happiness is somewhat ritualized? Lights always bring happiness. Thank God for light! 'Alo amar alo ogo/ aloi bhuvan bhora/ alo noyon dhowa amar alo hridoy hora' : Rabindranath Tagore.

My dear, dear, Light, you fill me up and you fill up the Heavens...