allotting Delhi a Test against South Africa shortly after the festival. The national capital is notorious for its hazardous air quality around Diwali, exacerbated by firecrackers, crop burning ...

Diwali is very much a festival of light, and especially from environmental and scientific aspects, a great cultural importance has also been attached to the effects of fireworks. This paper ...

The Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, is celebrated around the world – from India and southern Asia, where it originates, to South America, Australia, Africa, and, of course, London. Also ...

Diwali is one of the most important festivals in South Asia, and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated by more than a billion people of various faiths worldwide. Over five days, people take ...

The number of eye damage cases that occur during the Diwali celebration is significantly higher than average due to the use of firecrackers. Elder family members should therefore keep an eye on ...

As a child-free South Asian ... traditional bath on Diwali morning. The stiffness of a sparkly new salwar kameez dropped off by the tailor the evening before. The smoke of firecrackers.

Diwali, also called Deepavali, is the festival of lights. It is the celebration of the triumph of dark over light and good over evil, and is typically observed in South Asian countries, such as ...