Embedded nostalgia
As I sip chai in the land of opportunities it seems a little too bland compared to motherland. The weather is typically Mumbai monsoon in Seattle for most part of the year so having chai everyday at any time is only justified. The air here may be cleaner than it is on diwali pahaat but nothing can match the mirth of an incense stick in some corner spreading fragrance all over the house, garlands adorning the doors, windows and cars, the excitement of putting up a rangoli or the relaxing bath post an ubtan smothering. But as it strikes 9:00 a.m, India (local time 9:30 p.m.) is celebrating laxmi pujan . Everyone on my social media feed is busy taking a picture, posting a video, enjoying the fireworks or simply dressed up in their own homes to enjoy the sweets. It won't be of any shame for me to accept that up until this year, I was a part of the 'media obsessed during festivals' clan. Now as I go through the same feed of posts and repetitive pictures, I have rea...
