Dear Hindu friends, happy and blessed Deepavali! May your celebrations commemorating good King Rama’s return from exile, after he defeated the evil Ravana, be filled with “dancing, music, and festive joy” – the theme of this year’s Light-up Aattam, Paattam, Kondattam. The return of the dazzling and colourful Utsavam street parade after six years of absence truly attests to your community’s faith, hope, and resilience in prevailing over the darkness of the Covid-19 pandemic. T