Chocolate bomb

A chocolate bomb (Hindi: सुतरी बम) is a firecracker which is exploded by revelers during Diwali and New Year's Eve celebrations in India. Chocolate bombs are made of tiny paperboard boxes stuffed with gunpowder.^[1] A fuse is inserted in one of the corners. The boxes are then tightly wrapped with jute strings and dried in the sun for three days.^[1] After that they are wrapped with colorful aluminum foil, making them resemble chocolates.^[1] The Burima brand of chocolate bombs were very popular in Kolkata in the 1990s.^[2] The firecracker has been declared illegal in West Bengal.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ghatak, Shubhashish (14 October 2014). "'গরিবের বাজি' বলে দেদার তৈরী হচ্ছে চকোলেট বোমা". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Kolkata. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ Sen, Zinia (23 October 2014). "City of sound & fury". The Times Of India. Kolkata. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ Dam, Mohona (3 December 2009). "Govt wants banned crackers out of Bengal before New Year celebrations". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[abp14102014-1] Ghatak, Shubhashish (14 October 2014). "'গরিবের বাজি' বলে দেদার তৈরী হচ্ছে চকোলেট বোমা". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Kolkata. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[toi23102014-2] Sen, Zinia (23 October 2014). "City of sound & fury". The Times Of India. Kolkata. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[ie03122009-3] Dam, Mohona (3 December 2009). "Govt wants banned crackers out of Bengal before New Year celebrations". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

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