The Story Of Why We Celebrate Lohri, Makar Sankranti & Pongal
India is a land of great biodiversity and as a result, it is also an agricultural powerhouse. It is one of the largest producers of milk, pulses, wheat, rice, vegetables, cotton, spices and groundnuts. For a country that is largely dependent on agriculture, harvest is an important event and is celebrated almost like a festival. Along with celebrating the agricultural produce, it is also a time for being thankful to nature for its abundance. Given the difference in climate, different crops are harvested at different times. Most of the harvest festivals in India fall around mid-January at the same time […]