Telly actors vow to have an 'Eco-friendly' Diwali

Diwali, the ‘festival of lights’, is here and the best message that actors can spread to their fans and to masses is to celebrate Diwali in an eco-friendly way, without indulging in the noisy and pollution-causing methods.

In a chat with our telly actors, Tellychakkar.com got to know of their eco-friendly Diwali plans..

Ragini Khanna: This Diwali I will burn only one ‘fuljhari’ and not much. I would like to tell my fans that they should celebrate eco-friendly Diwali. They should do this for the survival of the next generations.

Reshmi Ghosh: I will definitely celebrate eco-friendly Diwali and would like others to do that as well. We are aware of the environmental damages that can be created due to crackers, but the basic problem is many of our country’s population are not even aware of it. One more issue contributing to this factor is the high price of crackers. Hence, people who even want to celebrate it in an eco-friendly manner cannot do that. I think through media we should spread the message. And my message for my fans will be ‘Be happy, spread happiness’.

Gaurav Khanna: I think in today’s world it is very important to save our environment for our own good. In order to do something I can start with my home. Personally I will not buy much crackers and have decided not to buy much sweets and will also not drink. For my fans I won’t say don’t buy crackers cause as a child I did that a lot, but they should keep in mind about the safety of the environment. And I wish my fans a very Happy Diwali and prosperous New Year.

Mrunal Thakur: I believe that the idea of eco-friendly Diwali is great. Children should be careful while enjoying. We should not use many crackers and should not create much pollution. My personal suggestion will be instead of burning crackers and creating harm to the environment, we can decorate our home, light up candles everywhere, make ‘rangolis’ and eat lots of sweets.

Iqbal Khan: I totally support this approach towards Diwali. It should be absolutely eco-friendly.  It becomes difficult to even breathe after Diwali. The festival is all about life, light, happiness and the triumph of the good. So, we should keep that in mind and should not do any harm to our environment. Instead of spreading pollution we should spread happiness.

Gautami Gadgil: I completely believe in spending an eco-friendly Diwali. Crackers cause so much pollution and harm to the society. My children are not fond of crackers and we have been trying to promote eco-friendly Diwali. These days schools are also educating children about the hazards caused by these crackers. In my place Diwali means ‘rangoli’, ‘sweets’ and ‘diyas’.  I would like my fans to be safe and pledge for a better environment.

Amrapali Gupta: I have always supported this approach and even during my childhood my father used to emphasize on lighting ‘diyas’. In my childhood I was very fond of crackers but nowadays due to pollution I cannot even think of that especially after living in a metro city.  I know many people who spend money on distributing crackers to children; I would rather request them to spend money on giving food or clothes to poor children. Diwali can be celebrated in much better ways if we simply spend time with our close ones. I would also request my fans to donate something to poor children for their betterment instead of burning crackers and causing harm to the environment.

Mohit Malik: As a kid I used to burst crackers, but now it’s’ a strict no. I will restrict myself to ‘fuljharis’ and would request others to do the same. At least this year I wish to spend and see a noise-free and pollution-free Diwali.

Karan Wahi: I will be going back to Delhi to celebrate the festival with my family. I do not support bursting crackers and believe in a simple family oriented time on Diwali.

Happy Diwali, folks!!