Earlier, this used to be a major event across every household as Diwali was that time of the year one was bought a new pairs of clothes by their family, making it a most awaited pre-celebration before diwali. Today, thanks to e-commerce tradition and online shopping, the buzz that surrounded the vintage diwali shopping tradition has definitely faded away.

Gone are the days where the ladies of the household along with their close familiy members got together to prepare sweets and savouries in magnum opus quantities to the point where it feeds the household even after Karthikai Deepam. Today, it's just too easy to order Diwali special sweets from elite to the best sweet makers and caterers. But does this even equate to the joy of home made sweets made not only with ingredents but with all happiness and love?

Don't even get me started! Just Don't! From bundles to giant boxes of diveresifed crackers, like you just name it and it will be there. That was the feeling where we used to burst the locality down with magnanimous propotions of crackers right from the day or two before. 'Vengaya Vedi', 'Oosi Pattasu', and to the best part - " BATTLE WITH THE NEIGHBOUR" on who has more paper in front of their respective houses. Just thinking about it makes brings back the kid in me. Where has all this gone?

Back then, the epitome of Diwali was in meeting all your close relatives and friends, greeting each other, the festive celebrations and having a fun banter. Thanks to technology all it takes today is a phone call, WhatsApp Text and oh wait! the biggest sin of this generation 'Skype'. Just go out people! where's the fun in staying inside?

This was the phase where you sent greeting cards and gifts to the one's that stayed abroad or elsewherse, and missed the festivities so that they can feel home no matter where they are. One can hope at least this tradition is still in tact or has skyped it's way here too in to absolute mediocrity.