Happy Dipavali to Everyone!

शुभा दीपावली भूयात् सर्वचित्तप्रसादिनी । 

अपहृत्य तम: सर्वं प्रकाशयतु नो जगत् ।।  

May this Dipavali, giving joy to all hearts, remove all darkness and illuminate our world.

Madhav M. Deshpande

Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]