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'Nuakhai Juhar'

  PM Narendra Modi lauds farmers role in nation-building on 'Nuakhai Juhar' Lauding the outstanding efforts of the farmers and their role in nation-building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Nuakhai Juhar. "Nuakhai Juhar! Greetings to everyone on this auspicious occasion. On Nuakhai we laud the outstanding efforts of our industrious farmers and their role in nation-building. I pray for everyone's good health and well-being," PM Modi tweeted. Nuakhai Juhar is celebrated in western Odisha and southern Chattisgarh.  The festival is observed to welcome the new season of rice. Nuakhai is a combination of two words that signifies the eating of new rice, 'Nua' means rice and 'khai' denotes eat.                Odisha is a land of 13 festivals in 12 months, out of which Nuakhai is a Sambalpuri festival that is highly popular in Western Odisha. The area is densely populated with tribal people whose main occupatio

Scene At a Fair

India is a land of colourful festivals and celebrations. As most of the people live villages, people do not have many modes of entertainment as are found in cities. Fairs of melas are thus quiet common. It is the favourite event for villagefolks. Fairs are a good time for them to enjoy, entertain themselves, make marry and also sometime buy and sell their cattle or grains. Some fairs thus have an economic basic while mostly religious beliefs belief and in local saints and great men given rise to a number of fairs. Recently, I had a chance to visit one such fair in small town with my friend. The fair was a big event for the town where villagers from all the nearby villages had come to enjoy the mela. Since morning, people had started reaching the town. all the villagers with their large families came in huge groups with their luggage. The roads were gradually getting crowed. By afternoon, the whole town got converted into a huge fair-grounds. The stalls sprang up from nowhere and swing

India 2030

  India is poised to take over the developed countries to emerge at the top of the heap in the global economic superpower league by 2030. According to global banking giant Standard Chartered, India could emerge as the world's third largest economy by 2030. According to standard Chartered Global Research, " India has the fundamentals to emerge a winner   in the super-cycle, potentially becoming the world's third-largest economy by 2030. India is likely to grow faster, on average, then china over the next two decades."  In 2010, the world's major economies were USA (USD 14.6 trillion). India did not figure among the top ten, as per international Monetary Found data. However, by 2030, it is estimated that India will be at number three position with an economy of USD 30.3 trillion, behind China with an economy of USD 73.5 trillion and US with economy of USD 38.2 trillion. The country's demographic advantage, with half its population below the age of 25 years, with

The Rainy Season

The rainy season is commonly called the “wet season”. In the Indian subcontinent, it is called the “Monsoon”  season. Elsewhere, the term “green season” is also used as a euphemism. Typically, the rainy season lasts at least a month; in India, the season begins from June and ends in September. Strong winds and spells of rain are the most common characteristics of the rainy season. Definition :  According to the Koppen Climate classification, rainy seasons are defined as months where the average precipitation (rainfall) is at least 60 millimeters. Regions have months that categorize the rainy season (such as the Mediterranean, which have dry summers and wet winters.) Interestingly, there is no such month (or rainy season) in tropical rainforests as their rainfall is equally distributed throughout the year. Rainy Season is the most amazing season of the year. The rainy season is the season of joy and happiness. Women at home cook delicious dishes at home especially spicy items during the