In Days of Darkness During Diwali (Reuters, October 27) Aditya Kalra looks at how people's financial perceptions of the future affected their preparations for the holidays.
The comments on the piece might be more interesting than the piece itself, discussing the lack of perspective shown by most as well as the creeping commercialization of Diwali.
On a lighter note in Diya jale! the Times of India Reports on what Celebrities are are up to, Tanushree Dutta (Miss India 2004) let us know that "there will be
Laxmi puja at home".
Word has it that goddess Laxmi (above) who stands for wealth will visit only clean homes whose residents are hard workers.
Last piece I guess for Diwali 2008
Related: October 28, Diwali 2008, School Tips (BBC) and Bollywood New Flicks (Golmaal Returns)