{
  "id": 18842935,
  "title": "‘Soan Papdi’ Re-Gifting Network: How Does One Box Travel Across Homes Every Diwali?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/soan-papdi-re-gifting-network-how-does-one-box-travel-across-homes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T01:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/lifestyle/soan-papdi-re-gifting-network-how-does-one-box-travel-across-homes-every-diwali"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Every Diwali, alongside diyas, sweets and festive greetings, one familiar box finds its way into almost every household: Soan Papdi. You receive it from a neighbour, pass it on to a relative and, before you know it, the same box has travelled across half the family. It has become the unofficial star of India’s festive re-gifting economy. While many are happy to give it away, few admit to buying…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}