How much is spent on firecrackers?

jaybel · Nov 5th, 2005, 19:29

Hi..
I would like to know ...How much do people in India send on friecrakers during Diwali ? As they both go hand in hand..was just wondering!!!
..Does it go in thousands..?? I heard about that some people send as much as 1 Lakh..which was hard to believe..!!!

Any input would be welcome..!
Jaybel

mridula · Nov 5th, 2005, 22:30

Well, 500 rupees is extravagent in my family, people may spen even less. Also, this diwali as we were bursting crackers, two young kids came barefooted and asked for a few crackers which we gave. Heart wrenching it was. So the expenditure will be different from family to family.

Aparajith · Nov 7th, 2005, 13:22

As Mridula said spending varies. When I was considered a kid (though I still vehemently refuse to believe I have grown up) we used to spend anything between 1000 to 2000 Rs for a family of 4 of which 2 never light any kind of firecrackers (that would be my parents).

Now I spend hardly 100 Rs to buy a few pack of sparklers so as to not to let the tradition die.

jyotirmoy · Nov 7th, 2005, 13:38

Young people are spending much less on crackers as they have other things & also the "say no to cracker" campaigns at schools have worked. I find older guys spending the most. I have noticed people layering a strech of the local road with crackers & bursting them. Recent clamp down by the Supreme court on the sound level & noise after 10 PM have also helped.
For middle class families around Rs.500/- seems to be the norm.

Nov 5th, 2005, 19:29	#1
jaybel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 144	How much is spent on firecrackers? Hi.. I would like to know ...How much do people in India send on friecrakers during Diwali ? As they both go hand in hand..was just wondering!!! ..Does it go in thousands..?? I heard about that some people send as much as 1 Lakh..which was hard to believe..!!! Any input would be welcome..! Jaybel

Nov 5th, 2005, 22:30	#2
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 1,344	Well, 500 rupees is extravagent in my family, people may spen even less. Also, this diwali as we were bursting crackers, two young kids came barefooted and asked for a few crackers which we gave. Heart wrenching it was. So the expenditure will be different from family to family. __________________ mridula http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfromindia/

Nov 7th, 2005, 13:22	#3
Aparajith Wandering inside myself Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 79	100Rs to 1 Lakh As Mridula said spending varies. When I was considered a kid (though I still vehemently refuse to believe I have grown up) we used to spend anything between 1000 to 2000 Rs for a family of 4 of which 2 never light any kind of firecrackers (that would be my parents). Now I spend hardly 100 Rs to buy a few pack of sparklers so as to not to let the tradition die.

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Nov 7th, 2005, 13:38	#4
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,659	Young people are spending much less on crackers as they have other things & also the "say no to cracker" campaigns at schools have worked. I find older guys spending the most. I have noticed people layering a strech of the local road with crackers & bursting them. Recent clamp down by the Supreme court on the sound level & noise after 10 PM have also helped. For middle class families around Rs.500/- seems to be the norm.

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