Festivals are about good food, warmth, family time, colourful décor and more importantly dressing up. From the colour coordinated golden couture of Alia, Ranbir and Raha to stylish pictures of Sobhita Dhulipala with Akkineni family, everyone dons the festive vibe and poses as a happy unit. Across social media you see friends and their partners beaming in festive attire.
Every street has hoardings of brightly decked families exploring shopping offers. This year as I watched the world dressed up and ready to celebrate the festival, I was coming to terms with seven months of separation. As significant time had passed since the separation, it wasn’t the separation itself which was causing the pain.
It was the realisation of an incomplete family during Diwali which was hurting. “Would it matter if I took efforts to dress up this Diwali?”, I thought to myself. I was quite sure that underlying all complements there would be an element of curiosity or pity.
“She looks pretty and in fact they looked great as a couple, I wonder why they chose to separate!” or “She looks so good; it is sad that she is going through divorce.” I believed that even if I wore a dazzling sequin saree it was my incomplete life that would stand out. I remembered the times when I used to get ready for family celebrations before my marriage.
I used to spend hours trying out different outfits before selecting the right one. This was followed by light make up and artistic earrings. ‘Does this out.
