Rev Batohi, general manager of

Cooking for Diwali has always been regarded as a group activity in the Batohi household, says Rev. “It’s like a family cookout – whether you’re helping to fry samoosas or dipping lamingtons in warm cocoa, everyone is a contributor!” To this day, non-negotiable menu items include Bombay Crush (“It’s my fondest childhood memory, because you could drink a milkshake for breakfast!”), his mom Geetha’s gulab jamun (“Imagine a koeksister that went to India!”) and his