Rajshree Saraf, 24, recently shifted to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a creative technologist. She has never been away from home, not even once.
This year, due to international travel limitations and the alarming rise in the Covid-19 cases, she will spend her Diwali away from her family and friends in Kolkata.
“My friends have a ritual to organise a cards party every Diwali and we spend hours playing games, drinking and chatting. Thanks to WhatsApp video calls, this Diwali will be no different for me. In fact, I am also planning to create some personalised Diwali stickers on WhatsApp that I can share with my friends,” Saraf told IANS.
The story of working professionals Bani Singh, 29 and Abir Kapur, also 29, who just tied the knot is similar.
Abir works in financial services in Hong Kong and came to Delhi for his wedding, just before Diwali.
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