I remember how nostalgic we would get 20 days before the diwali around 7 years back. There was a completely charged aura which could delude into a virtual world that it was almost impossible for you to feel bad in those austere days. Everything seemed so good , so nice ,the days were a time when the spirits of the despondent resurrected , and the gloom subverted. So deafening used to be the atmosphere, though this is the trait,the only trait , that had augmented since then , and still the serenity ,the tranquality which clouded the atmosphere was inexplicable.
The times were epoch, be it that mild coldness in the atmosphere, be it the resplendent streets , the visit of the neighbours who had some time to sit and talk , and not just scurry, as it is today.I remember how before a fortnight before the diwali we would get out of the houses to buy crackers , to play hide and seek , and do to do what not . There used to be those long and effusive things to discuss , there used to what I define 'Happiness '.

WHAT HAD CHANGED  :

The Deafening is still there, but the peace , the serenity eludes , the joy , the happiness of meeting each other seems to have doused off with the time.What used to be a informal greeting transformed into a formal meeting,which is restricted to the exchanged gifts at the doors.While I am writing this , the blatancy in the sky is still piercing the ears , but believe me its not  as pleasing as it used to be , the sweets and the gifts still surround me ,  but the meaning behind them has expunged , somewhere gone into the realms of the time.
I don't know what more has changed , or has anything more even changed or not , but still I can say although the places are but the times are different , the people are same ,but the feelings are different , the festival is same , but the aura is different