 "Illustration by Ajay Mohanty")
Today marks the end of Samvat 2073 and the beginning of Samvat 2074 in some parts of India. The turn of the year is a time when one takes stock of the past and assesses what lies ahead. Yesterday on Diwali, many businessmen will have closed their accounts for the previous year and done a chopda pujan to open the books for the new year. One wonders what went through the minds of those who performed this Diwali ritual and prayed to Laxmi for prosperity.
The year that has passed began with bombshell for the businessmen about nine days after
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