Team Ahimsa Blog Relay, Various Contests

Fireworks

For "Note: 48-HOUR CHALLENGE : Media Prompt Deadl..."

What doe fireworks mean to me?

We used to light them in Mahabaleshwar, but I can't recall them though Mom used to tell the story of the leopard who visited the back yard when we were lighting fireworks (noisy ones) in the front yard. She didn't believe the gardener when he said there's a leopard there, she thought it was surely too noisy for a wild cat to come by. Next day he showed the pawprints.

We used to light fireworks at Mont Blanc (our apartment house in Mumbai) too, and at Harkness Road. Some fun memories there.

But mostly when I think of fireworks, I think of the TV programme on how these are made by little children in the factories of Sivakasi. The kids were hiding from the cameras and the crew had to pull them out. So I'm not really pro-fireworks. It's a topic I give for every debating batch I come across.

And I feel old when I can't relate to today's music. I couldn't relate to this song! The sentiments are great, but the music didn't speak to me.

That about sums up this entry!