By Puran Chand Sharma

On Oct. 2 this year, India celebrated Vijaydashmi. The day also coincided with birth anniversaries of two great leaders of India. One was Mahatma Gandhi and the other was the former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. The day was an occasion to reflect upon the evolution and significance of the festival in the modern context.

Our beloved country Bharat is prominently a sacred haven for innumerable festivals being celebrated across the national horizon from time to time with great fervor and tremendous ecstasy, recharging the whole society with enthusiasm and positive energy. Festivals in India are not merely seasonal markers or cultural festivities, but they are deeply embedded in the country’s philosophical and ethical consciousness. Amongst these, Vijaydashmi, pop

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