If you look back, you'll remember the oodles of love that oozed out of the laddoos your grandmother made. The ghee, the sugar and everything else may still be available in store-bought laddoos…

…But your childhood memories are a lot more delicious.

The festive time of “Deepavali”, The Festival of Lights marks new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness. Also, popular as Deepawali or Diwali the ‘Festival of Lights’ coincides with harvest and new year celebrations. The word Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word Deepavali, which means a row of lights. [Deep = light and avali = a row].

The festival falls on the darkest, new moon night of the Hindu lunar month Kartika, that happens between mid-October to mid-November.

We teachers along with our little sunitians too celebrated the festival of lights and engaged them the entire week with 1-minute games, stories, puppet show and much more.

Friends, family and festivals go together. Make new memories this Diwali. May the festival of lights make our lives brighter.