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Diwali wishes.
In Telugu.

Wish them Happy Diwali in Telugu, add a few words about the light and the year ahead, and sign with your name.

The wishes are in three groups: for family, for friends, and short ones you can copy. Use their name and add your own.

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Updated

A marigold rangoli around a lamp on a blue doorstep. Happy Diwali.

దీపావళి హార్దిక శుభాకాంక్షలు. ఈ ప్రకాశం మీ ఇంట్ని, మనస్సుని నింపాలి.

From Nadia

దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు రా. ఈ సంవత్సరం మనం మరిన్ని జరుపుకుందాం.

From Joe

దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు.

From Priya

Pick a design

  • Two clay lamps lit on a stone step at dusk. Happy Diwali.
  • A mortarboard. Congratulations, graduate. The hat stays on for photos only.
  • A set of car keys. The keys are yours. Congratulations on the new place.
  • A set of car keys. Congratulations on passing. Can we have a lift?
  • A celebratory poster. Congratulations.
  • A trophy. Well done. Genuinely.
  • Hand-cut coloured paper steps. Congratulations.
  • Stilllife congrats card. Congratulations.
  • Lino-cut lettering in a printed band. Congratulations on the new job. They're lucky to have you.
  • A laptop. Congratulations on going freelance. The commute's excellent.

The question

Each writer gets a question.

One at a time, about Sam. They answer in their own words, or write without one.

Who they are to you
  1. Something you saw Sam do to get here.
  2. The moment you knew Sam would manage it.
  3. Something Sam put up with on the way.
  4. A thing about Sam that made this no surprise.
  5. The part of this that was all Sam's own doing.
  6. Something you hope Sam will stop and enjoy.
  1. The moment you knew you had a proper friend in Sam.
  2. Something Sam did that only a friend would.
  3. A thing you still laugh about together.
  4. The time Sam turned up when it mattered.
  5. Something Sam knew about you before you said it.
  1. Something Sam did for the family that went unsaid.
  2. A habit of Sam's that you have caught yourself copying.
  3. A memory of Sam from when you were younger.
  4. Something Sam put up with from you.
  5. Something Sam taught you, mostly by example.
  1. A small thing Sam did that you noticed and never mentioned.
  2. The moment you knew.
  3. Something Sam did this year that made things easier for you.
  4. A thing about Sam you would not change.
  5. Something Sam carried that was yours to carry.
  1. The thing you go to Sam for.
  2. Something you picked up from working beside Sam.
  3. A bad day at work that Sam turned round.
  4. Something a new starter should be told about Sam.
  5. Something Sam did that made the job feel worth doing.

Or write without one.

Diwali wishes in Telugu

Pick your group, wish them well, and sign.

For family

  • దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు. మీ జీవితం కూడా ఈ దీపాల్లా ప్రకాశించాలని కోరుకుంటున్నాను.

  • నీకు, నీ కుటుంబానికి దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు. ఈ నూతన సంవత్సరం మీకు సంపదని తెచ్చిపెట్టాలి.

  • దీపావళి హార్దిక శుభాకాంక్షలు. ఈ ప్రకాశం మీ ఇంట్ని, మనస్సుని నింపాలి.

  • మా కుటుంబం తరఫున మీకు దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు. మీరందరూ ఆరోగ్యంగా, సుఖంగా ఉండాలి.

For friends

  • దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు రా. ఈ సంవత్సరం మనం మరిన్ని జరుపుకుందాం.

  • హ్యాపీ దీపావళి. ఈ దీపాల రోజుల్లో నీ జీవితం కూడా మెరుస్తుందని కోరుకుంటున్నాను.

  • నీకు దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు. నువ్వు ఎల్లప్పుడూ ఈ దీపాల్లా ప్రకాశిస్తూనే ఉండాలి.

  • దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు స్నేహితుడా. నువ్వు చేసే ప్రతి పనిలో విజయం లభించాలి.

Short

  • దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు.

  • హ్యాపీ దీపావళి. శుభాకాంక్షలు.

  • దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు మీకు.

  • మీకు దీపావళి హార్దిక శుభాకాంక్షలు.

What to leave out

Do not copy a long, generic poem. A few words from you mean more.

Do not assume their plans. Wishing them a big party is fine, but not everyone has one.

Do not mix up Diwali and New Year wishes unless you know they celebrate both together.

One card from everyone

Cousins in Hyderabad, friends in Dallas. One link, and the card opens when the lamps do.

  1. 01

    Add Diwali's date.

    The card opens that morning and not before.

  2. 02

    Share one link.

    Each person gets the link and writes once, in a browser.

  3. 03

    They read it on the day.

    Every Diwali wish in one place, signed with a name.

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Questions

What is a good Diwali wish in Telugu?

Start with "దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు" (Deepavali shubhakankshalu), wish them prosperity, and mention light. A short wish for a family is enough.

How do you write Diwali wishes to a friend?

Use their name, wish them a happy Diwali, and say something about the festival you share. A friend's card can be less formal.

Should Diwali wishes be in English or Telugu?

Use Telugu for family who read it. For a mixed group, a card can have both. The wish matters more than the language.

Drafted with Claude on 28 September 2026, checked by code, and read by a person when the subject or the checks ask for it.

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