The festival of love and light!

Diwali used to be a celebration of light; the triumph of  good over evil.The day used to be filled with joy. I’d get new clothes, burst crackers, have fun with my folks. One unfortunate year, I developed an allergy to dust, smoke, pollution, and such. As the years passed by:I stopped bursting crackersI stopped going to the Diwali Pooja at our factoryI stopped going out of the house to meet everyoneI stopped celebrating DiwaliI confined myself to a room with an air purifier f…