Celebrating Deepavali away from family


Newlyweds Dr Parthevan and Dr Vaishnavi will not have the grand Deepavali that they hoped for but they are bent on making it festive in their home away from home in Bintulu. Photos: Dr Parthevan Rajasingam

For the last four years, Dr Vaishnavi Reddy and her husband Dr Parthevan Rajasingam haven’t been able to celebrate Deepavali with their families in Melaka and Petaling Jaya respectively.

As medical officers posted in Bintulu, Sarawak, the pair have mostly spent the Festival of Lights at the Bintulu General Hospital where they work, seeing to their patients.

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