No one can imagine: Diwali without hanging lanterns outside their houses. This time around, several Nashikites have opted to design their own lanterns, thereby making use of their creativity and imagination. Making lanterns at home is a typical Diwali tradition for the Kale family. Pratik Kale, 25, says, "It was my grandmother who inculcated the habit of making lanterns at home since my childhood. She told us that making lanterns at home is always better than buying a readymade one. Also, when the entire family sits down to make a lantern the joy of doing something together is immense." Getting raw material for making the lanterns is not a difficult task and you can get everything you want in the market.
The trend, though, is not restricted to households. These days even schools are teaching to make lanterns. At Anand Niketan, an experimental school, 'Diwali dukan jatra' is organized wherein the students make and sell lanterns along with other products for Diwali. "We make it a point to get students involved in various activities like paper quilling and origami during work experience periods. So during festive occasions, this knowledge is put to practical use," shares Shobhana Bhide, principal of the school.
Along with thinking out-of-the-box, there are others who are concerned about the environment and have taken up making lanterns out of cloth, paper or scrap materials. Juee N, a school student, says, "I have been making lanterns for Diwali since I was in class IV. My grandfather taught me how to make simple lanterns using sticks and paper. Also, when I make a lantern at home, I have the liberty of making it in whatever shape I want, unlike the typical ones available in the market." Last year, Juee had prepared an aeroplane shaped lantern.
Creating something on the lines of things you like is another skill that Nashikites are displaying. Shweta Narang, a final year fashion designing student, follows this practice. "If I like a flower's shape, for example, I make a lantern of that shape. I use degradable material like paper, cloth or cane to make these lanterns," informs Shweta. She also makes it a point to reuse waste plastic spoons or other material thereby making the lanterns eco friendly. Even the rags left after she designs a dress find place among the lantern's raw material.
In the earlier times, when there were majority of bungalows, every household used to have a lantern. However, with the growing number of buildings and apartments, the number has increased by a huge margin. Some housing societies in the city have decided to make one big lantern instead of so many small ones. Shirish Acharya, who took the initiative of making a lantern in his society, shares, "The children nowadays have no idea about the joy of making lanterns at home along with your dear ones. So in order to channelize the energy of these children, I asked them to join me in making a big lantern for the society. We have prepared the lantern skeleton using bamboo sticks and glue made from wheat flour. We would soon decorate it with paper and gelatin paper."
Sayalee Natu
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