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Zaheer Hussain
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Sunday, 10 Apr 2016

Firecrackers became part of Diwali only in the 40s and 50s. Firecrackers were not a part of Diwali before The Indian Explosives Act, 1940 licensed firecracker manufacturing. Gunpowder itself is a chinese invention.
There is nothing \hindu tradition\" about firecrackers or their bursting during diwali. You are just an ignoramus, like all religious fanatics. Your comment reminds me of the study of the five monkeys and the ladder, where monkeys were conditioned to follow a tradition without knowing why!"