The ban imposed on all types of firecrackers till January 1 by Delhi government has put the Ramlila organising committees in a difficult situation because fireworks are an essential part of the Lanka ...

Come festive season of Diwali and firecrackers are the first thing that hits your mind. Diwali marks the festival of lights and firecrackers produce a plethora of colourful lights and sparkles, and ...

Listener Bev Brown of Georgetown, Texas, tells us about her Summer Sound. Growing up on the plains of southeastern South Dakota, Brown says her father was the Fireworks Man. Every Fourth of July of ...

Firecrackers are widely used in several chapters of Ramlila that is played across the city in huge pandals. Also, the huge effigies of Ravana which are burnt on Dussehra are rigged with crackers. With ...

Most New Year’s revellers are happy to celebrate the occasion by watching the ball drop in Times Square—or just getting completely blotto. But as we’ve discovered time and time again, Joerg Sprave isn ...