Lighting up Lives

“Find out where the joy resides and give it a voice far beyond singing. For to miss joy is to miss all.” With the onset of Diwali, the memories of previous years’ celebrations bloom afresh. Bringing joy to people, helping them and cheering them up, is what we as members of Enactus believe in.

Some team members share their most cherished experiences!

Two years back I, along with my friends visited an orphanage and took a few crackers with us to help the young children celebrate Diwali. To our amazement they refused to burst crackers. Even such young children knew the true essence of Diwali. The next year we went to the same orphanage and this time, took new clothes and food for them. We went and celebrated a prosperous and pollution free Diwali with the children. The smile on their faces was enough to make my Diwali a prosperous one.

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   -  Mridul Bansal

Fresh winds marking the end of summer, marketplaces enclosed in bright hues, the streets buzzing with life and light! Every year the essence of Diwali makes this time for me, the best part of the year.

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     -  Twinkle Malhan

Following the Nepalese Culture of asking for food, money and blessings on the eve of Diwali, one such group of children who had no home or anyone to look after them came. We fed them and gifted them new colourful dresses. The happiness on their faces defined Diwali in its true spirit – The Festival Of Happiness.

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 - -  Abhishek Naulakha
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An old couple stays in my neighbourhood, and their children are settled abroad. They rarely move out of their home and do not interact with anyone. Last year on Diwali, I went to them with some sweets and chatted for an hour. The smiles on their faces sweetened up my Diwali like never before!

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    -  Sarthak Agarwal
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“If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your path.” A festival of lights with no light - such was Diwali for the visually challenged students of The Blind School in Delhi. A simple donation in the form of books in Braille and a conversation with them lit up their world. Diwali last year, was indeed special.

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     -  Parth Luthra
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Diwali for me is the festival to make time for everyone I adore. Last year on Diwali, my entire extended family, from all parts of the country and the world came down to Bhubaneshwar to celebrate together. We met each other after years. It’s always going to be the most special Diwali.

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     - Vishal Sahoo
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With Buildings illuminated with diyas, candle-sticks and electric bulbs, let’s light up the lives of other people too, since true happiness lies in giving joy to others. Let’s hope that this Diwali is an occasion of joy, thrill and excitement for everyone. Enactus SRCC wishes everyone a Happy Diwali.

-          Compiled by Rai Sengupta and Parth Luthra