Ban crackers during celebrations

It is time that all sort of crackers are banned in the country. Why? Simple reason. The pollution it creates is too much burden for our ecosystem and environment.
It is said that when SriRama returned after defeating Ravana, the people of Ayodhya bursted crackers for celebrations and to mark this event people are bursting crackers during this day Diwali.
But, what was the population of India during the time of Sreerama. In recent decades India’s population doubles every 25 years. If you use this statistics to guestimate India’s population a few hundred years ago, you will be amazed to find that it was only a small fraction of the present population. Therefore there were only fewer and fewer people in India as we go back along the timeline. They would have cracked only a fraction of crackers as they do now. Moreover, India’s economy has boomed and many people can afford to buy crackers, and therefore, per capita cracker usage must be much more now than it was years back.

Thus considering the low population in the past, and lower economic development, we were cracking only a small fraction of what we do today. Thus year after year, during diwali and other festivals, we are dumping tonnes and tonnes of harmful chemicals in to our environment. Most of the living creatures are suffering due to the sound and pollution of crackers. It is against hindu philosophy to do any harm to animals and birds. But still we are reluctant to stop this bad practice of bursting crackers.

Atmosphere is where we get oxygen to breathe. We should not pollute the atmosphere. It will cause innumerable catastrophes and diseases. We should be responsible citizens and pledge that ” I will not spend any money on crackers and pollute the atmosphere, that gives me oxygen to breathe”. A lot of diseases including damage to vital organs are result of pollution. Clean air is our basic right.. for each one of us..

There are so many religious fanatics who spread bad science that crackers clean up the atmosphere by killing bacteria etc. Fanatics, no need to say, do not arrive at conclusions and theories based on available evidence, rather they create theories for what they want to be… to serve their vested interests.

We should not fall prey to fanatics..Our society is not following them for developing .. we are following the path of science. Spirituality should not be vulgarised as these fanatics usually do, by marketing fake science to sell their commodities and interests..

India should ban crackers in all forms in all festivals and celebrations.. We, as global citizens, must show path to all countries in this world to protect our environment..