Do Christian Indians celebrate Diwali?

Despite the desire to participate in the celebration, he lamented that “as Christians we should not celebrate Diwali. However, we do rejoice with our neighbor as India is a secular nation.” Aghamkar hears and understands these objections, but believes the practice of Christian Diwali is still a viable custom. read more

Yes, Indian Christians (we are Indian by citizenship, Hindu by culture and Christian by religion) celebrate Diwali. I grew up in a very, very Catholic and Parsi area — Bandra West in Bombay. This was heavily Catholic and Catholic culture. read more

For him Diwali “is a native tool that still remains undeveloped by Indian Christians.” To tap into this potential, Aghamkar hosts a Christian Diwali in Asian-Indian family settings each year and now encourages other Indian Christian leaders to do the same in other cities. read more

We never celebrated diwali, but When I was a kid, every year I used to visit my neighbours house and I, along with them, used to celebrate diwali for 5 days so grandly and in a traditional way. Diwali was one of my most favourite festivals in a year. read more