Despite being the butt of endless Diwali jokes, soan papdi's enduring popularity reveals something deeper: we mock it affectionately because it's everywhere, reliable, and democratically acceptable.

In a In a bizarre festive twist, workers at a Gannaur factory protested by throwing away soan papdi boxes after being gifted them in place of Diwali bonuses.

In the footage, a group of workers were seen gathered near the factory gate, each carrying identical sweet boxes reportedly ...