Growing up in Ranchi, the capital of the relatively newly created state of Jharkhand, I had still not seen every festivity and its celebration from different states. This was in spite of the fact that the city had several large industrial units, and therefore has an enviable agglomeration of people from different parts of the country.
The festivals that I have memories of were those that were celebrated in the missionary schools and the ones that were celebrated at home. In the growing up years, Pongal was not one of them.
For the first time, I had an opportunity to celebrate Pongal with the children of a school at Nemam Panchayat in Thiruvalur district of Tamil Nadu.
Every year, as part of its community action programme,
Officials of Hindustan
The joy of sharing their happier times, and being part of the festival celebrates has been inexplicable. We may not be present at the school, but every year when it is time for Pongal, we will be part of the celebrations. After all, some of us at
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