Dematerialising Diwali

By bringing the culture of virtual spaces to the culture of Diwali, our celebrations differed from conventional celebrations in one crucial aspect: ecological impact

Holidays set in for me, Diwali loomed, and a time of enforced sociability finally came upon everyone inhabiting Real Life. Complicating Real Life further, the Supreme Court suspended cracker sales till November 1, attempting to bring down alarming pollution levels that usually take place at this time of the year in Delhi-NCR. Being a netizen, I knew I could slip this ban easily by buying and burning digital crackers in place of real ones, at a desi place that sees an awful lot of online traffic on Second Life virtual world around Diwali — the loneliest time of the year