Diwali

When someone mentions Diwali (Deepavali), I am instantly transported to the smell of pakoras frying in hot mustard oil, the sight of old fairy lights flickering — taking their sweet time because Papa refuses to throw them out — and, most of all, the sound of music from all over the subcontinent.A Nepali song I found when living in the Himalayas, a folk Punjabi song that was my Aunty's favourite, […]