HUGE 🚨 PM Modi makes a special appeal amid global crisis.
"I would appeal to people not to buy gold for weddings for one year"
"Our country do not have big-big oil wells"
"Postpone travelling abroad for at least a year"
"Prioritise Work from Home"
"Reduce edible oil consumption for both economic health and personal health"
"Reduce petrol and diesel consumption by using metros. It will save foreign exchange"
"If we must use a car, then we should try to carpool. Use Electric Vehicles"
"Reduce the usage of chemical fertilisers by 50%. Adopt solar-powered irrigation pumps instead of diesel pumps in agriculture"
"Prioritise Made-in-India and locally manufactured products"
I must confess that until recently I had never heard of Phool Dei, a spring festival that was celebrated yesterday in the villages of Uttarakhand.
Children gather fresh flowers from the hills and go from house to house placing them on doorsteps, offering a blessing for the household:
“Phool Dei, Chhamma Dei,
Deni Dwar, Bhar Bhakar…” roughly wishing the home prosperity.
In return they receive sweets.
It reminded me a little of Halloween in the U.S., where children go door to door saying “trick or treat.” But what a lovely contrast. Here the children arrive not threatening a prank, or asking first, but giving first. Flowers.
In an age when we speak so much about environmental consciousness, this graceful celebration of spring and nature deserves to be far more widely known.
Just as Holi travelled across India and the world, perhaps Phool Dei should too.
For me, the children of Uttarakhand are my #MondayMotivation
➡️ Government of India has officially designated 23rd September as the date for celebrating #AyurvedaDay each year
➡️ This change, notified through a Gazette Notification dated 23rd March 2025, marks a significant shift from the earlier practice of observing Ayurveda Day on Dhanteras, which follows a variable lunar calendar
➡️ The chosen date, 23rd September, coincides with the autumnal equinox, a day when day and night are nearly equal. This astronomical event symbolizes balance in nature, perfectly aligning with the Ayurvedic philosophy that emphasizes equilibrium between the mind, body, and spirit
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