For Bangalore's business community, there is no happier time of the year than Deepavali. With discounts and gifts galore, it’s not a bad time to be a consumer either.
On Dhanteras, DNA’s A Veeramani and Rakesh Ravindran visit stores selling gold and diamond jewellery, roadside vendors doing brisk business in roli and diyas and those piled high with shiny silver and steel utensils, and come back convinced that the economy is, indeed, booming.
