Plant trees, use solar lights and earthen diyas, urges Dia Mirza

Bollywood actress and producer Dia Mirza will be celebrating Diwali with her family and friends by spending some quality time at homeThe actress who is also UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador and SecretaryGeneral Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals will celebrate an environmentfriendly DiwaliTo celebrate Diwali in a mindful way she recommends planting trees giving sustainable gifts using solar lights or earthen diyas at home and minimising wasteShe shared that it is especially important to care for the planet as our consumption patterns are exerting enormous pressure on the earthThe actress said in a statement The health of our children and their future depends on how we treat the environment today what we invest in it or take away from itIf we dont curb rising pollution levels and toxicity we will have more extreme weather events unbreathable air and possibly more pandemics on our hands in the near future I hope this Diwali we choose differently and give back to the earth that showers us with so much abundance every single dayWhen asked what the festival of lights represents to her she said Diwali to me represents the light of awareness an enlightened consciousness and the dispersion of ignorance It symbolises a return to a sense of hope balance and goodness within us and around usIt is hard for me to understand how a festival that has such a broad meaning has now just been reduced to a debate about firecrackers Our ancient traditions have taught us to worship Nature and yet we vitiate it even more on festive occasions by bursting crackers and generating huge amounts of waste for the planet to processAlso ReadDia Mirza highlights PM Narendra Modis lsquoLiFE Campaignrsquo at the UNGAGiving a peek into how her Diwali will look like this year she mentioned For me Diwali and in fact every festival is an opportunity to create joyful memories at home with people closest to me Now that I am a mother I make sure that my children feel included in all the festivities creating the fondest memories that I had the privilege of experiencing as a childDiya concluded by noting We are also great foodies and very houseproud so as always there will be a special emphasis on cooking a delicious meal and decorating the house togetherThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever