India has a turnover of 5,000 crores on firecrackers, know when and where it started
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: November 1, 2021 04:15 PM2021-11-01T16:15:03+5:302021-11-01T16:15:03+5:30
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The biggest festive of the season has come across. But this festival of happiness brings immense pollution and an unhealthy environment. Even before Diwali, the discussion of firecrackers in the country is going on from the streets to the Supreme Court. Many states have banned fireworks, while some states have allowed a few hours of fireworks.
Many states, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and West Bengal, have decided to ban firecrackers to curb pollution. But many states have allowed a few hours of fireworks on Diwali.
Where did the firecrackers originate?
Firecrackers are the source of pollution these fireworks origin and discoveried in China. It is said that firecrackers started accidentally in China in the sixth century.
It is written in many places that this feat was performed by Chinese soldiers, who mixed potassium nitrate and charcoal to make gunpowder by throwing sulfur on the coal and the heat of the sun caused a loud explosion. The mixture was then poured into a bamboo tube and blown up.
It is proven that gunpowder originated from china. There is a story of evidence of the discovery of gunpowder in China. According to this story, about 2200 years ago in China, people used to put bamboo in the fire and when it got hot, its knot would burst, its sound would be very loud.
When did firecrackers come to other countries?
Later in the 13th century, gunpowder reached Europe and Arab countries, and gunpowder was used here to make powerful weapons.
When did firecrackers come to India?
Rajiv Lochan, a professor of history at Punjab University, was the first who told the news agency about firecrackers in India.
There is evidence of fireworks in India in the fifteenth century. Gunpowder is known to have been used as a weapon when Babur invaded India. At the same time, firecrackers appear in a 1633 painting related to the wedding of Shah Jahan's son Dara Shikoh son.
Where is the highest production of firecrackers?
China has the highest production of firecrackers in the world after that India holds the position of second highest production of firecrackers. India's firecracker business is worth over Rs 5,000 crore, which is linked to the livelihoods of millions.
