Edelweiss' Radhika Gupta Suggests "Longer Festive Break" In India During Diwali
NDTV
Ms Gupta emphasised the brevity of Diwali holidays in India, which typically lasts for 1-2 days, especially when the festival falls on a weekend like this year.
Radhika Gupta, the Managing Director and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund, has advocated for an extended festive break in India during the season of Diwali. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Ms Gupta drew parallels with longer holidays in the West and in China, where people get long and extended breaks for Christmas and New Year. She emphasised the brevity of Diwali holidays in India, which typically lasts for 1-2 days, especially when the festival falls on a weekend like this year. In all my years living in the West, holiday season was long and extended. Christmas time off started after the 15th of December and continued through the New Year. In China, Chinese New Year has a long holiday.Unfortunately in India, Diwali holidays are usually 1 or 2 days…
"In all my years living in the West, holiday season was long and extended. Christmas time off started after the 15th of December and continued through the New Year. In China, Chinese New Year has a long holiday. Unfortunately in India, Diwali holidays are usually 1 or 2 days in corporate offices. In years like this one when Diwali falls on a weekend, there is one day off. Many of us travel to be with families across the country, sometimes far and wide," Ms Gupta tweeted.
"While we can take the days off, is there a care for a longer festive break, maybe a week long one, as a country, so we can enjoy the festive season and family time without counting days?" she further added.