Virat Kohli to Dia Mirza: Celebrities pitch for green pollution free Diwali

by | Oct 19, 2017 | News | 1 comment

Virat Kohli to Dia Mirza: Celebrities pitch for green pollution free Diwali

Supreme Court of India has has banned firecrackers in New Delhi in order to prevent air pollution. The SC has suspended licences of “permit sale of fireworks wholesale and retail within territory of NCR” till October 31, 2017.. Various civil society groups as well as celebrities such as Virat Kohli and Dia Mirza have come together for a pollution free Diwali.

Let’s see how celebrities including Bollywood stars, cricketers, common citizens, and media persons are coming together to campaign for how to celebrate Green Diwali Clean Diwali. They are taking the Green Diwali pledge for a pollution free Diwali. Diwali ban is transforming into a civil society campaign to fight against air pollution such as those by firecrackers. Following a water-free Holi as well as eco-friendly Ganesha, the chorus is increasing for a green Deepawali. Every year pollution sky rockets resulting in spate of respiratory diseases along with inconvenience to the elderly, children as well as pets due to the ear shattering noise pollution. The movement for an environment friendly Diwali is finding support from several celebrities, including cricketers like Virat Kohli and Kapil Dev, actors such as Dia Mirza, Arjun Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Rannvijay Singha, and Rahul Khanna. Many are pitching in to make the #MyRightToBreathe campaign a success and make green Diwali clean Diwali a success.

Right to breathe movement gaining momentum in India

Radhika Kapoor, who is the Delhi-based co-founder of #MyRightToBreathe movement green Diwali celebrations mean boycotting firecrackers. “I will be doing all things Diwali: from lighting up my home with diyas, decorating it with natural rangolis, doing charity, carpooling to lunches and dinners,” she says.

Restauranteur Gauri Devidayal of The Table, crackers and fireworks are out of the question, while TV personality Amrita Raichand also talks about being environmentally conscious as far as food habits are concerned. The campaign is gaining high traction on Television as well as social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by NDTV’s Sonia Singh and Rahul Kanwal. Delhi doctors from Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Hospital are also speaking out on air pollution.

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About Muqbil Ahmar

Editor-in-Chief and Founder at greenubuntu.com. I am an environmentalist, technology evangelist, fitness expert, actor, writer and editor. With more than 15 years in media, I want to be the catalyst for making the world green and rid it of disasters like global warming, climate change, green house effect, pollution, environment degradation, etc. I want to reduce the carbon footprint of humanity for a sustainable development model. I am the author of books such as Artificial Intelligence Made Simple: Learn How AI Is Going to Change Your Life Forever; JNU Days, etc. They are available on Amazon.in. My articles have been published on various mainline media platforms such as FirstPost, Forbes, TechStory, Greenpeace, The Hindu, Business World, DailyO, Inc. 42, CXO Today, Sify. Experfy, BBN Times.Com, etc. I love to write on tech, economy, films, arts and culture, and other diverse subjects. You can connect with me on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

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  1. Muqbil Ahmar
    Muqbil Ahmar on November 14, 2017 at 10:28 am

    Thank you so much. Look forward to your support.

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