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Back in India, watching thefireworks while slightly tipsy from spiked sharbat was the bomb All the conservative family members would be inside chatting, some uncles would stand in circle in the parking lot smoking, teenagers would finally have a reason to talk to their crushes bywishingthem "Happy Diwali", and kids would run around engaging in fire hazards, it was a simpler time. You d bepeople-watching, perhapsfrom the terrace of the building or your apartment balcony, and a warm feeling would overcome you. As someone who doesn t properly fit into the adult category or the kids' category, I would take myself and my friendsto the theka, buy a quart of Old Monk and slyly add it to the sharbat. Watching the nightsky with a glassfull of poison while vibrant colours lit up the darkness, was a great feeling. Isn't thatwhat Diwali is all about? Driving away darkness and enjoying the maahaul (vibes)?