Celebrating Diwali During Pandemic | Diwali With A Difference
Every year, Diwali for him means buying a lot and visiting relatives and friends to exchange gifts, collect a small puppy and delicious food. Anjali Sharma The 12-year-old will miss the celebrations of the past years but plans to miss Diwali 12-year-old Anjali Sharma has agreed on a Diwali that will not be a big deal this year. After nearly eight months of living under a cloud of plague, a Delhi resident hopes to make the most of the festival under restricted conditions. What we will miss most is the annual Diwali party held in its architecture, where his friends introduced a small cultural program. As an avid dancer, she participated in group dancing and performed a solo performance last year. His younger sister, five-year-old Jivika Sharma, appears in a song she sang Diwali last week when the children remembered the party.
No Diwali cushion waliKeer layi kishmish This year, children plan to record their games and broadcast them on social media. and discussion groups. Visiting their uncle, where they cracked the crackers, is not allowed. So is eating out. Eight-year-old Arnav Singh gets into the idea of making a small tent in the garden and having their own party. Her 12-year-old sister Aditi is starting to plan the menu. Her mother will make pasta, Anjali will add chips and cold drinks. The kids are exhausted, finished with a ‘conversation’, as they begin to solidify their plans for their Diwali party. Barrier GillBharti Sarkar With the help of a 28-year-old homemaker on the women’s line, Diwali is a time of hope in many ways than a new roof over her head and a new cell phone given to one of her employers, this Diwali is a time of great adjustment for 28-year-old Bharti Sarkar. Her faulty husband, who left her and her two sons last year and returned to her hometown near Kolkata, has returned and found two jobs — car cleaning and carpenter.
She works as a domestic worker in four houses, where she cleans and cooks. , Sarkar is looking forward to celebrating Diwali in his new home. Exhausted by his in-laws’ actions, he recently moved to a new building, where he was glad he had to go upstairs to fetch a bucket of water. The installation of a faucet on the floor where he lives. Living on his savings months ago during the closure period, when he was unemployed and only one of his employers paid his salary, things are now much better financially. She also saves money by sending her nine-year-old son to a public school. “You only take classes online. He can do that in a public school, “he said. Since she and her husband work all day, she is considering opening a different bank account to save money and pay off her husband’s debts. For Delhi-based homeowner, Anju Chopra, 53, the closing of the case announced in March did not indicate a major upheaval in her daily routine as she lives at home and is about to stay in the house. Or so he thought.
When her family members did not leave the office and were kept in separate rooms in the house, working from home, and the maid was also not allowed to enter the living quarters, the magnitude of the situation struck her. and cooking with her two sons and her husband at home became boring. Her family came in from time to time, but more often than not, Anju had to take care of all the household chores. However, in addition to eating out, the family enjoyed cooking their favorite food together. From momos, golgappas to samosa, they treated themselves at home and brought them closer. “This was an experience of some sort as we had never cooked together before. We tried to make recipes on Sundays, “recalls Anju. “Although my sons were facing reduced pay, our budget was not in jeopardy, as we saved on travel, shopping, and eating out. I was actually able to save more money than usual. This year, he plans to order gifts online and bring them to his relatives to avoid overcrowded markets and keep public distances. “It doesn’t feel good to celebrate with so many poor people, but we’ll do a puja and spend the day together.” Reya MehrotraSunil Agarwal, the year has been a wet scarf.
Sunil Agarwal of Bangalore, the owner of Marti Kartik in Indiranagar, is no different. His business closed completely from mid-March until April during the closure. In May and June, the business was only 25–30% normal; increased to 40% in July and August due to certain celebrations. But the sale was regained in September, with the 51-year-old shareholding. “This year, any good store in the city expects only about 60% of last year’s holiday business. We have received orders for companies and we have seen that both the size of the packages and the quantity distributed have decreased significantly, “he said. Most of his customers are a company this year, as people are not sure about eating out. “We are not very interested in business. The number of my employees has returned home and we have had to reduce salaries from various labs. We are not sure if the coming months will be better, “he said. Even in rural areas, the epidemic has meant being far removed from the community. He has a 78-year-old mother and lives in a close-knit family with his wife and two children and his brother’s family. Thanks to the elderly mother, the family is taking extra precautions. This Diwali will be a family affair only, and no outsiders or relatives will be invited. “Children once
While her family members were unable to go to work and were kept in separate corners of the house, working from home, and a maid was also not allowed to enter the living quarters, the size of the situation struck her. Every year, Diwali for him means buying more and visiting relatives and friends to exchange gifts, collect a small pudding and delicious food. “I work in the real estate industry and my organization decided to subsidize the workers, but this cost me 20% of my salary,” said Mishra, who started his career with the company last year.
Originally published at https://www.timeup.xyz.
