Diary: the doctors and carers who worked through Diwali

I recently moved into a new house. Because I work in the medical field, my mind turns to medicines and hospitals wherever I go. During my time in England, on a Diwali day much like this one, moving house brought me face to face with someone who had come to deliver medicines to me.

She had only recently arrived herself. 'I work in the medical field here,' she said, introducing herself. In the cultural world I had experienced, it was unusual for a person to introduce themselves that way, and it struck me as a significant moment.

Delivering medicines and serving people on Diwali day - for those in the medical profession, a festival day is also a working day. That woman's dedication made me think deeply.

This is one of my own memories of the Diwali festival. I have come to feel that small moments like these bring about the biggest changes in our lives. To everyone working in the medical field, I dedicate this moment.