Imagine stepping into the streets and immediately getting drenched by smiling locals holding buckets of ice-cold water. Everywhere you look, people are dancing, traditional music blasts from massive stages, and the air hums with pure joy. This is Thingyan, Myanmar’s traditional New Year Water Festival. Occurring annually in mid-April, Thingyan marks the end of the dry season and […]
Spring brings a refreshing sense of renewal to the United Kingdom. For the UK Bengali community, this seasonal shift also signals the arrival of Poila Boishakh UK celebrations. This vibrant festival marks the very beginning of the Bengali New Year. It usually falls in mid-April and brings together people from West Bengal and Bangladesh in a massive shared diaspora celebration. For Bengalis […]
Sustainable New Year with Anavila, Ka-Sha, Anita Dongre Grassroot and more Wasn’t it March, like, yesterday? Another year flew by like the wind. As we bid adieu to the shitshow that 2020 has been, we’re looking forward to starting the new year on a good note. There has never been time better than this to turn […]
