“Vaisakhi” will be celebrated world wide on April 13/14. Celebrated by Punjabis (across either side of the India-Pakistan border) it is a harvest-linked festival to give thanks for a good crop and pray for abundance in the year to come. It also assumed a special significance for the Sikhs from the 17th century onwards. Sikhism started …
Traditionally speaking
Two major festivals have come up recently – the colorful and vibrant Holi was enjoyed on March 2 while Vaisakhi is being celebrated today, April 14th. Vaisakhi is a harvest linked festival that has long been celebrated in the Punjab across both sides of the India-Pakistan border. It achieved greater significance among the Sikhs in …
A timeless Treehouse
Summertime was special for us kids because friends and family would come visiting after the school term ended in June. I looked forward especially to the arrival of my “cool" cousins from Delhi. (Incidentally, "cool" was an expression used in the 1960s solely in the context of temperature related matters!) While it was hot, …
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