The joy of Crackers, Sparklers and Photographs.

This is my fourth article on Deepavali, in succession. A break would have broken the monotony of the subject but once the mind decides to tell or write something it is difficult to think otherwise.

I am posting a few photographs of my sons and nephews snapped on various Deepavali evenings. Some photographs are of a Deepavali twenty-five years ago. The children are all grown up now. They are all Postgraduates and my son Srinath is pursuing Postgraduation in Finance and Accounting. My nephews, Dr. Sudheer and Dr. Uday Bhaskar are Dental Surgeons and are in the teaching profession in senior positions. My eldest son Srikanth is a Mechanical Engineer and an MBA in Marketing and Operations Management. He is a Marketing Executive.

When we look at old photographs, memories become alive and the long past happenings seem to have occurred very recently. Today on Deepavali evening when I see these grown-up children gleefully bursting crackers and enjoying sparklers with the same enthusiasm that they have shown in their childhood it appears that none of us has aged. Festivals and various celebrations bring about this enjoyment year after year and if there are photographs of these events to assist our memory we can re-enjoy the past happiness.