How my experience of Diwali in Karachi took me to a city I never knew

Karachi is regularly named as a dull city, in some cases even risky. In a city of 20 odd million, there is a lack of open spaces and constrained roads for social exercises.

The much adulated assorted variety has likewise gone under investigation, with minorities moving to greener fields abroad and those remaining back staying prudent.

The indeterminate security circumstance confines religious celebrations of non-Muslims and additionally the supporting of our groups' aggregate creative ability. Celebrations go back and forth however they don't figure out how to stand out as truly newsworthy for the correct reasons.

In any case, any individual who has lived in Karachi for quite a while would realize that the city opens up to its natives progressively. There are pockets over the city that light up every year with merriments, religious and social, demonstrating an interesting side of the place that doesn't make the news.

A week ago, my companion going to from London inquired as to whether I had any plans for Diwali.

I recommended we visit the Shri Swaminarayan sanctuary, the greatest staying Hindu sanctuary in Karachi.