Attention Teens, Let’s Talk Diwali!

Here is your opportunity to share your thoughts on Diwali,

arguably the most popular of our festivals.

If interested, we would love to hear your thoughts about:

• Why is Diwali special for you?
  
  
• What special memories or family traditions over the years
  have made the festival so beloved?
  
  
• This year, Diwali falls on the same day as Halloween. Do you face any challenges
  balancing Indian festivals like Diwali with American ones like Halloween or
  Thanksgiving?
  
  
• How have such struggles affected you and your relationships with your friends?
  
  
• Has growing up in a country nicknamed the “Melting Pot of Cultures” resulted in any unique, unconventional Diwali traditions? Share your fusion celebrations.
  
  
• If you were lucky enough to be in India during Diwali, we would love to hear about your experiences.
  
  
• How have Diwali traditions and celebrations evolved over generations?
  
  
• Living in the United States, are you worried that some quintessential Diwali customs may not be passed down after you?
  
  
• How is Diwali recognized in your school?

My name is Gia Agarwal.

Like you, I am a teen, and I have been assigned by Khabar magazine to work on this article.
Please reach out to me at TeenTalk@Khabar.com or 470-475-8168.

If we select your input, you will be quoted in the article.
We may also publish your photo, if that is fine with you.