Poila Baisakh: Significance of the rich tapestry of this celebration
Discover the richness of Poila Baisakh, the Bengali New Year celebration, marked by traditions, feasts, and cultural events across West Bengal.
Discover the richness of Poila Baisakh, the Bengali New Year celebration, marked by traditions, feasts, and cultural events across West Bengal.
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Several television and radio channels hold adda sessions, verbalising the essence of Nobo borsho. However, there is much more to Poila Baisakh than new clothes and food that make the day a redolent extravaganza.
Yet the cache of sweeping measures unveiled by West Bengal’s Chief Minister on Monday point both to a robust effort and an anxiety not to be caught with all defences down.
On the issue of authorised taxi stands, the transport department officials have also pledged to take the initiative to set up government taxi stands in the city at the earliest.
West Bengal on Saturday ushered in "Poila Baisakh" or the Bengali New Year with traditional fervour. Devout Bengalis visited the…