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Another New Year in India: Memory, money, momentum
India’s New Year now spans living rooms, rooftops, yachts, and screens, where memory, money, and modern celebration exist together.
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Staff Reporter - Wed, 31, Dec 2025
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For many Indians, the approach of Dec. 31 brings back memories that feel increasingly distant. New Year’s Eve was once a quiet marker of time, not a season of planning. In middle-class homes across towns and cities, the night revolved around family.
Doordarshan’s New Year programs played in the background. Neighbors dropped in. Someone opened a box of sweets saved for the occasion. Midnight was acknowledged, wishes were exchanged, and the day often ended there.
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