In other parts of India, similar New Year festivals are observed as Bihu in Assam, Vishu in Kerala, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu ... No Bengali meal ends without something sweet. Poila Baisakh is ...

Lucknow: Prayers, Bengali community celebrated ‘Poila Boishak' the Bengali new year with great fervour and gaiety.

Sakkarai Pongal, a sweet rice dish, is a hallmark of the Pongal festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, which coincides ...