Diwali or Deepavali speech

 Om Sri Gurubhyo Namah.... Respected Teachers and Dear friends!

As we all know we have gathered today to Celebrate Diwali. I am Shreyan and today I am giving my short speech on Diwali. 

I asked my father, "Papa, What is Dipawali?" 

Father told: "Shreyan Beta, Meaning of Dipawali is simple, it is a Sanskrit word.  Deepa and Vali together formed Deepavali, Deepa means Light/Lamps, Vali means Line/Row.....Row of Lamps is the meaning of Deepavali. It simply signifies virtory of light over darkness, good over evil and wisdom over ignorance."

Then, I asked my Grandfather, "Dada, Why do we celebrate Diwali? Tell me the story behind this...."

He told me a story a beautiful story which I am going to share with you all today. 

Once upon a time there was a great warrior, Prince Rama, who had a beautiful wife named Sita.

There was also a terrible demon king, Ravana. He had twenty arms and ten heads, and was feared throughout the land. He wanted to make Sita his wife, and one day he kidnapped her and took her away in his chariot. Clever Sita left a trail of her jewellery for Rama to follow.

Rama followed the trail of glittering jewellery until he met the monkey king Sugriv and Minister Hanuman, who became his friend and agreed to help find Sita. 

After a very long search, Hanuman found Sita imprisoned on an island. Rama's army of monkeys and bears couldn't reach the island, so they began to build a bridge. Soon all the animals of the world, large and small, came to help. When the bridge was built, they rushed across it and fought a mighty battle.

When Rama killed the evil Ravana with a magic arrow, the whole world rejoiced. Rama and Sita began their long journey back to their land, and everybody lit oil lamps to guide them on their way and welcome them back.

Ever since, people light lamps at Diwali to remember that light triumphs over dark and good triumphs over evil.

Hope you like my Grandfather's story. Shubha Deepawali to all of you!! 

Asato ma sadgamaya   =>  Lead me from the asat to the sat.

tamaso ma jyotirgamaya   => Lead me from darkness to light.

mrtyorma amrtam gamaya  => Lead me from death to immortality 

om shanti shanti shanti  =>  Om Peace Peace Peace. 

                 THANK YOU !!! 

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दीपस्य  प्रकाशः न केवलं  भवतः गृहम्  उज्ज्वालयतु जीवनम् अपि |

May the light of diya (lamp) illuminate not just your home but life too

दीये की रोशनी से न केवल आपका घर परंतु जीवन भी रोशन हो

GK On DIwali: 

1. The Diwali festival falls in the Hindu month of:

a) Ashwin

b) Chaitra

c) Phalguni

d) None of these

2. What is the literal meaning of ‘Deepavali’?

a) Row of lights

b) Coloured lights

c) Brightness of lights

d) None of these

3. Diwali is also known as the:

       a) Festival of lights

b) Festival of Winters

c) Festival of Sweets

d) Festival of colours

4. What do the Sikhs commonly called Diwali?

a) Bandi Chhor Divas

b) Bhaubeej

c) Naraka Chaturdashi

d) None of these

5. The Diwali festival lasts for _______ days.

a) 2

b) 5

c) 7

d) 1

6. __________ deity is worshipped on the eve of Dhanteras?

a) Kubera

b) Hanuman

c) Krishna

d) None of the above

7. ‘Thalai Deepavali’ is celebrated in the state of:

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Karnataka

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Madhya Pradesh

8. The festival of Diwali is known as _________ in the state of West Bengal.

a) Bhai Phonta

b) Bhai Teeka

c) Bhau Beej

d) None of these

9. Diwali is celebrated as ‘----------’ in Malaysia.

a) Hari Diwali

b) Bhai Phota

c) Bhai Teeka

d) None of these

10. On the day of Diwali, Lord ____________ attained his Moksha.

a) Mahavira

b) Valmiki

c) Buddha

d) None of the above

Correct answers

a) Ashwin

a) Row of lights

a) Festivals of lights

a) Bandi Chhor Diwas

b) 5

a) Kubera

a) Tamil Nadu

a) Bhai Phonta

a) Hari Diwali

a) Mahavira