Diwali took an unexpected and amusing turn for Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu this year, thanks to a photo that set social media ablaze: Zoho-branded firecrackers.
The image, orginally shared by Praval Singh on X, quickly caught the attention of netizens, who flooded the posts with likes, jokes and festive cheer. Singh captioned it, “Not all fireworks are made in Sivakasi. Some are made in Tenkasi. ;) Someone literally made @Zoho branded firecrackers this Diwali!”
The lighthearted post playfully referenced Sivakasi, a city in Tamil Nadu, famously known as the fireworks capital of India, while nodding to Tenkasi, the town where Zoho's first rural office was opened.
Sridhar Vembu himself joined in the fun, reposting the post with a heartfelt Diwali greeting: “Happy Diwali to everyone. 🪔Pra