Diwali is just a day away, with decorations up in homes and on the streets. Pic/Bipin Kokate

Chinmay Kathe, 30, Vikhroli
Incident: This stock manager was 10 when playing with a Lakshmi bomb. “I had an agarbatti (incense stick) in one hand and the bomb in the other. It burst in my hand, burning a part of my hand and stomach. I felt as though I was on fire. I can’t forget the pain,” says Kathe.