" THE SEASON OF FESTIVALS"
The whole India celebrated the "Durga Pooja" and "Vijaya Dashami" last weak. The holidays are about over but people are still in festive mood and why not, what if one festival is over, many are still to come in the current season. Next to come are Ramjan, most of us are waiting for these festivals. Who do not like the festivals they also wait for this season because through out the season they have to do very little work and most days are holidays.

This is the ideal period to visit the home for the People living far from their family. On eve of the "Vijya Dashami" I had an argument with one of my friend. He said that Indian's propensity to celebrate festivals is a drag on the economy. He was against the wastage of money and resources in the celebration of the festivals like "Durga Pooja","Ganesh Chaturthi".
I wanted him to see the positive side of these functions but he started counting the losses in the celebration.Not only does each of India's many religions contribute its share of holidays , but cities are virtually shut down during events like Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai or Durga Puja in Kolkata.
I was unable to understand his problem, I said to him," I know you are right and we do waste
some amount. However, there's another way of looking at this. India's many colourful festivals can be an economic asset if India is sold to tourists as a nation of festivals. Tourism is one of the biggest industries worldwide, and every rupee invested in tourism generates the largest number of jobs for skilled, semi-skilled as well as unskilled labour".
Yes this is a serious matter. India's festivals are a major cause of attraction for foreigners. This Navratri season, for example, they are flocking to Gujarat, and many of them want to dance the garba.

There's a case for promoting garba, or bhangra, so that they become known as big as salsa or samba. That would certainly pull the tourists in and add value to the Indian fame.
Another importance of these are during the celebration each Indian takes part with same enthusiasm. Hindu, Muslims and all other communities make their contribution and the bonding of love among them get more strong.