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Simply Fresh launches #DiwaliKeBaadKiSafai campaign
Mumbai: BN Group’s flagship brand Simply Fresh has launched the #DiwaliKeBaadKiSafai campaign, encouraging people to extend cleanup efforts beyond pre-Diwali preparations, focusing on maintaining cleanliness after the festival in both homes and surroundings.
In India, it is a tradition to clean houses before Diwali to welcome prosperity, but neighborhoods often remain cluttered after Diwali. The campaign promotes continuing the festive spirit by keeping communities clean. It features a grandmother teaching her grandchild that Diwali isn’t complete until both the house and neighborhood are clean, emphasizing community responsibility after the celebrations.
BN Group CMO Kiran Giradkar said, “Diwali is a time for joy, togetherness, and tradition. While pre-Diwali cleaning is common in every household, the real challenge lies in maintaining that cleanliness after the celebrations. With #DiwaliKeBaadKiSafai, we want to inspire people to take collective responsibility for keeping not just their homes but their surroundings clean. At BN Group, we consistently focus on the bigger picture, crafting campaigns that go beyond business to make a positive impact on society. Whether it’s our Ganpati or Durga Puja campaigns, our aim remains the same: to stay grounded with good intentions, contributing in meaningful ways to make the world a better place.”
The campaign will be rolled out across multiple platforms, where Simply Fresh invites everyone to share their post-Diwali cleanup stories using #DiwaliKeBaadKiSafai.
This campaign follows the success of Simply Fresh’s recent initiatives, such as the #BappaHiBatayenge campaign during Ganesh Chaturthi, which highlighted the cultural connection between families and traditions, and the #HarLadkiDurga campaign during Durga Puja, which emphasised the warmth and significance of family gatherings. Simply Fresh continues to support fresh ideas that not only resonate with people’s hearts but also promote positive social change.
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