Veritable capital of India's firecracker industry, the town of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu is again in the news. Because it has been spreading Diwali cheer for decades. Factories here supply nine-tenths of India`s consumption in firecrackers. Yet, not so long ago, Sivakasi was synonymous with child labour, attracting outrage over thousands of small children rolling firecrackers in hazardous conditions rather than attending school. Not anymore…Child labour appears to be a thing of the past and factories even face a shortage of adult workers - all the more necessitating mechanisation!...