Diwali isn’t what you thought it was—It’s actually Deep Daan Utsav, a Buddhist festival

Kalyani, K (2021) Diwali isn’t what you thought it was—It’s actually Deep Daan Utsav, a Buddhist festival. The Print.

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Abstract

Deep Daan Utsav is celebrated by Neo-Buddhists on the day of Kartik Amavasya as per the Hindi calendar. While it is celebrated across India as ‘Diwali’ or ‘the festival of lights’, its history is a contested one, torn between myth and appropriation. The practices surrounding the festival of lights might seem pan-Indian, but there are multiple historical vantage points from which one can look at Diwali.

Item Type:	Newspaper Article
Authors:	Kalyani, K
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bahujan, Buddha, Buddism, Dalit, Diwali, India
Subjects:	Social sciences > Social problems & services > Other social problems and services
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status:	Public
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5501
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