I remember when I was a kid and if by mistake, I touched books or money by my feet, my mother used to tell me fold hands and say sorry. I used to wonder why my mother used to make me do so? Likewise, I used to think why we worship vehicles during Vishwakarma puja? Why we worship books during Saraswathi puja? Why we refer food as ‘ann devta’?

Likewise, there are countless situations which used to make me think why we are following such traditions and rituals.

I was a very inquisitive child I wanted to...