Description
My Diwali: Lights of Virtue is a celebration of life. Handsomely illustrated, this book follows the adventures of the children of one family as they prepare for the annual festival of lights. Filled with history and meaning, My Diwali has valuable life lessons every child needs to learn and a deep well of tradition and culture in which it is said that the divine is to be found within oneself.
My Diwali invites you to the home of little Leela and her elder brother, Aadi. They celebrate joyfully the five days of Diwali, a Hindu festival of lights—lights of virtue. Aadi is never afraid of speaking up against anything wrong and Leela is a thoughtful little girl. Aadi gets a criminal arrested, so Maa and Papa appreciate him by talking about stories behind the five days of Diwali and victory of good over evil.
While enjoying the festival, the kids discover that the Divine lives within their hearts in the form of virtue. They learn how Diwali brings the lights of personal success, social justice, and ecological peace during the darkest days of the year. The authors invite you to light a lamp spreading the lights of virtue this Diwali.
