From Kamasutra To Sanskrit & Anglo-Indian Literature: Tracing Diwali’s Literary History

Bhubaneswar: While Diwali is being celebrated across India on Sunday, its historical evolution is not easy to establish through a single religious text or tradition. The festival has acquired different associations over centuries, and its earliest references have been examined through Sanskrit and Prakrit literature, inscriptions, historical accounts and descriptions by foreign travellers. One of the important attempts to trace…