Describing the demolition drive conducted on November 4 as a "mockery of democracy", Shetty also criticised the local BJP leadership for allegedly failing to support the affected families

From leaving boxes of mithai at neighbours' doors to making rangoli with their mothers, young urban Indians are finding meaningful ways to carry childhood Diwali traditions into adulthood. Four young professionals share the rituals they refuse to let go of and the memories that make the festival feel like home