Religious Intolerance Towards Pongal And Sankranti Is Not New, We Must Oppose It
by Aravindan Neelakandan - Jan 13, 2021 12:08 PM
Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu.
Snapshot
There is an attempt to rid Pongal of its traditional and spiritual elements - all in the name of inclusion.
We must resist such attempts.
I am sure you do not know seven-year-old Shreema. Let me start with her story.
January 13 of 2002 fell on a Sunday. It was a special day for Shreema. All through the year, the girl had awaited for this day. For, that was the day her parents go out and purchase new clothes and toys and sweets, as the next day would be Makar Sankranti â the harvest festival celebrated throughout India.