Happy Pongal !! Who is happy ??

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The pretext of this article is the feelings of many Indians like me, who are not very happy with this pongal. Let me draw a line and tell you that I am not writing this article in disdain.


Pongal, Makar Sankranti, Songkran, Thingyan, Maghi called out with many names all over South Asia. Out of many traditional folklores circulating in India, let me choose first, ichha mrityu(death at will) of Bhishma who left his mortal coil on this day. Other being, Makar sankranthi which marks the ‘day’ of gods, and it is believed all auspicious things will be done during this six month period (Uttarayana).The other reason is to celebrate the yields of abundant harvest during this time of the year in India. Whatever reason may be, it is one of the festivals of our Indian culture. My moot point is about the harvest and producers of that harvest – farmers.