DIWALI SPEECH FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS 3

DIWALI SPEECH FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS 3

Hon’ble Principal, Vice Principal, Beloved teachers and My Dear Friends – Welcome everyone to the Speech Competition!

The festival of Diwali is just round the corner and I Nikita Sharma of class 12 has been assigned to deliver a speech on Diwali, which is often regarded as festival of lights and colors. People who follow Hindu religion consider Diwali to be an important occasion as it depicts victory of light over darkness and that is the utmost reason why we all light diyas in our houses.

You might have observed your mothers cleaning the household a week before Diwali, do you know the reason why cleaning is a very significant part of this festival? It is often believed that Goddess Lakshmi enters our household during this auspicious festival and showers blessings on everyone but she only arrives in homes which are orderly and neat.

We all have heard different stories from our grandparents regarding Diwali and every household has a different version altogether. Some of our families believe that it represents triumph of good over evil while others believe that the festival is celebrated to honor Goddess of wealth, Lakshmi and God of wisdom, i.e. Ganesha. According to Ramayana, the Hindu epic, Diwali is celebrated to mark the return of Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshman to their home referred to as “Ayodhya” after an exile period of 14 years.

As per the Hindu Epic Mahabharata, some people celebrate it to remember the return of Pandavas to their kingdom after 12 years of banishment and one year of agyatavas. It is also believed that it was started celebrating when Goddess Lakshmi was born after churning the ocean by the gods and demons. Diwali celebration also indicates the start of a new Hindu year in the west and some northern parts of India. It is celebrated by the people of Sikh religion where they light up the Golden Temple in order to pay respect to their different Gurus. It is celebrated by the people of Jain religion to mark Nirvana and enlightenment attained by the Mahavira. Thus, India is a diverse country and different religions have varied aspects regarding several festivals.

Though, it is regarded as a festival of lights, but many people among us pollute the environment in order to celebrate a festival. Usage of firecrackers is not only dangerous for asthmatic patients but they are equally harmful for normal individuals as it congests the respiratory tract which leaves us being vulnerable. They release toxic gases in the air which includes carbon monoxide, Sulphur dioxide etc., which ultimately leads to air pollution.

Therefore, we all need to understand and take equal responsibility of “not bursting firecrackers” during Diwali as we need to protect our environment for future generations as well. It’s not only human beings who suffer from varied kinds of pollution, but it is hazardous for even animals and birds as the toxic pollutants reduce the oxygen level prevalent in the body and converts it into carbon dioxide which is considered to be even more unsafe as it can result in death.

So, we all should hail to a pollution free Diwali.

Thank You