Fuljhadi (Sparkler)

       

  On the darkest night of the year, entire city was revolting against the darkness. Every house, every street, every corner of the city was decorated with colorful lights and bright Diwas. Rangoli was adding feather in crown with mesmerising designs of many home artists.

           Infinite echoes were circling round and round. Echoes of bursting crackers, echoes of smiling children, echoes of chuckling of young women, echoes of meetings and greetings, echoes of happiness and joy. Echoes in which one would like to be lost.

          Metaphorically thousands miles away from the city, there was a stubborn Basti. So stubborn to change. All same for years and years. Basti with many unorganized dull houses, stinking narrow streets and thousands of people with dreams chained up with poverty and prejudice.

          On that darkest though auspicious night, there occurred an unexpected encounter. Encounter of Knight of the Royal city; Aarav with the King of the streets; Gullu.

           Aarav was lost in Gullu's Adda by chance. Six years old kind king, Gullu held hand of five years old scared knight, Aarav in that darkest night. In that deadly silence eyes were speaking. Aarav reluctantly felt warmth of Gullu and followed his command and they marched to Gullu's place.

            After walking through dark narrow streets, they reached at a place. There was a big shabby door. After entering the poignant room Aarav was startled to see a whole new world. There were different abandoned toys fixed together to make a new one. There was beautifully designed swing from wood, rubber, plastic sheets and several ropes. Room was full of exclusive tools and gadgets of Gullu. Every waste thing of the city seemed to be magically useful in that room.

           Suddenly, Gullu take out a little box full of half burned fuljhadis(sparklers) collected from the streets. They started burning fuljhadis.

             They were so happy that no one else could ever be in this world. With sparkles of fuljhadis there started a legendary friendship between two socially alien Knights celebrating their first #Happy Diwali.

 

              They were lost in a beautiful world. A world far far away from ours. A peaceful and just world which is equally beautiful for all. A world beyond the boundaries of this  world.