Chocolate bomb explained

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]

Notes and References

1. News: 'গরিবের বাজি' বলে দেদার তৈরী হচ্ছে চকোলেট বোমা. Ghatak. Shubhashish. 14 October 2014. Anandabazar Patrika. Bengali. 25 October 2014. Kolkata. 25 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141025010419/http://www.anandabazar.com/nature/%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%9B-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AE-1.76986. dead.
2. News: City of sound & fury. Sen. Zinia. 23 October 2014. The Times Of India. 25 October 2014. Kolkata.
3. News: Govt wants banned crackers out of Bengal before New Year celebrations. Dam. Mohona. 3 December 2009. The Indian Express. 25 October 2014.