Diwali lights up India

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Agencies: New Delhi, Nov 13 2012, 18:46 IST

people and also to ask fans to go slow on sweets and and crackers. For movie buffs, there were new releases like Shah Rukh Khan's "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" and Ajay Devgn's "Son of Sardar".

President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greeted the people on the occasion of Diwali saying the festival of lights strengthens the country's resolve to follow true ethical values.

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Diwali Lights Up India

Bart Namboodhiri | 14-Nov-2012Reply | Forward

Diwali festivities always start off with a bang of fireworks but the clean up always ends up with a whimper. Diwali represents the victory of good over evil and light over darkness but ends up creating the evils of noise pollution, street litter and acrid smells of burnt fireworks. Even the regular garbage does not get removed thoroughly and now the Diwali firecracker remains add to the piles of refuse lying on the streets. The people who celebrate Diwali need to remember the underlying message of good over evil and light over darkness and do a good job of removing the dark residue of litter after their celebrations. Happy (and clean) Diwali.