Jajmau Jottings

The common man seems to have been a bit more confused as to what they should actually follow. Whether they should use a little less cooking oil or burn traditional diyas for the family's good.  Many people could deny that they are just consuming less mustard oil and avoid making a fast shift to other packaged soybean oil in their everyday lives.  Therefore, consumption of usual cooking oil has already been reduced to a more considerable extent. Then, an appeal for a ten per cent reduction seems to have no impact at such a tender moment.  As regards burning a diya for at least two long hours, it is quite difficult in today's inflationary period. The small houses appear inconvenient for burning diyas in the intensely humid air.  What bothers the residents most is the smoke, soot and agonising smell that could force the households to remain farther from the house precincts. In some cases, dwellers leave the house to avoid intense smoke.