Just as colours come to our mind when we hear the word “Holi”, in the same way, the first thing that comes to our mind when we hear the word “Diwali” is firecrackers. We use firecrackers to celebrate almost everything like an election result, marriage, cricket match-winning, new year etc.
Firecrackers are used in almost every part of the world for celebrations. So let’s take a look at who invented it and Indian traces of it.
Origin
China invented firecrackers. They used the word baozu for firecrackers, and soon it came to India through trade.
Some of the historians claim that knowledge of the material used in firecrackers existed in our country as long as 300 BC; they also claim that knowledge of gunpowder has been available in our literature since the 8th century.
History
In late medieval Indian kingdoms, firework shows are part of royal entertainment. The earliest firework show in India was built in 1443 by Abdur Razzaq, ambassador of Timur Sultan Shahrukh in the court of Vijayanagara king Devaraya II.
Manufacturing formulas of fireworks were found in Sanskrit literature, written by a reputed royal author from Odisha, Gajapati Prataparudradeva, around 1500AD. Till 18th-century, firework shows were a regular part of the grand scale Diwali celebration organized by royal families.
Firecrackers mainly use gunpowder, cardboard sometimes plastics. The basic theory behind the sound of crackers is the more tightly the material of the firecracker is tied, the bigger the sound will be.
Modern History
The first firecracker’s manufacturing factory in India was set up in Kolkata around the 19th century. Soon then, the little town Sivakasi became a hub for firecracker manufacturing. Till 1980 there were 189 firecracker factories set up in Sivakasi, which full fills all over the country’s demand for firecrackers.
Use of firecrackers in major celebrations worldwide
India – Diwali, Marriage, New Year, Winning – Election, Cricket Match etc.
China – Chinese New Year
France – Bastille Day
Ireland – Halloween
Morocco – Day of Ashura
Nepal – Tihar
Southeast Asia – Eid al-Fitr
Sri Lanka – New Year, other festivals
UK – Bone Fire Night
US – Halloween, Independence date
Green Crackers
In 2020 NGT banned crackers in the NCR region due to pollutions problems. Then CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) developed “Green Crackers”. The Green Crackers make less air as well as noise pollution. So for this Diwali, when you buy crackers, check the “Green” written on the pack, which makes low pollution.
I hope you enjoyed the history of Dhoom! Dhadaam!! See you in the next article; you can comment here on what you like to read next. till then. Happy Diwali to all of you, be safe with crackers, don’t harm animals. Always remember they are animals, not us.
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