Happy Diwali!

The governments' response to the plight of those who lost their kin in Qatar was affirmation of the power of the story. And one more reason, perhaps, ...

[Delhi](https://indianexpress.com/section/cities/delhi/), this week, the Supreme Court also seemed to be saying “Happy Diwali”. “This result, unsurprising and foretold, could be the end of that story. Basically, the court is breaking a silence and expressing outrage on something toxic that was becoming disturbingly routinised. The problem is political and until there is political encouragement of hate speech, or incentives for it, tightening the legal screws can have only a limited effect. That old saying rings more true on Diwali, as the ghats of Banaras shimmer in the light of lakhs of diyas and hold out an open invitation. Here, the rhythms of daily life are made mellow, not morbid, by the mindfulness of death, and a constant sense of the past leavens the present, instead of burdening it.