People witnessed the "different" spring festival and Varsha Baran celebration in the vicinity of Santiniketan by loving nature. ...
People witnessed the "different" spring festival and Varsha Baran celebration in the vicinity of Santiniketan by loving nature.
On the day of Vasant Purnima, the entire area danced to the tune of
Rabindranath's songs and dances at Muluke Swadhan campus in Bolpur. The
participants ranged from rural adivasis to those accustomed to the Kolkata civic
life.
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Santiniketan Medical College and Hospital and Positive Barta in collaboration
with Swadhin Trust, West Bengal Media Forum, All Bengal Private Nursing Homes
and Hospitals Owners Association celebrated their anniversary through Baha
Utsav (Flower Festival) and Vasant Baran.
According to tribal tradition, they wear this Baha by placing the shal flower in a new shal leaf and offering it to their deity. They acknowledge their debt to nature. It is only after this Baha Parva that the tribal society accepts nature's new flowers, fruits, and leaves into their lives.
This
festival is not only about colours and beauty; It is a symbol of the tribals' close
connection with nature. By celebrating the Baha festival, they show their
gratitude to nature as well as respect the traditions and religious ideals of
the tribal society. One of the objectives of the Baha Festival is to create
awareness about the tribal community not to deviate from their culture and
religious beliefs.
Renowned musician Rathin Kisku said, "We celebrate this Baha Parva with new shal flowers and shal leaves and water. Only after this festival we accept nature's new flowers, fruits and leaves in our lives. In this festival we acknowledge our debt to nature. We all rejoice together today to celebrate it universally."
Many dignitaries including religious representatives of tribal communities were felicitated on the occasion of Baha Utsav. Former Health and Education Director of the state Professor Dr. Sushant Banerjee, Dean of Shantiniketan Medical College and Hospital Dr. Ayan Goswami, Nirjan Nandi of West Bengal Media Forum, Shankar Mandal along with eminent educationist Kanan Hansda and many others were present in the event.
President
of Santiniketan Medical College and Hospital Malay Peet said, "We want to
bring the message of social development by combining all religions through this
Baha festival of the tribals. Also, we want to free people from the fog that has
been created around the Santiniketan spring festival and share the flavor of
the festival."
Various
cultural programmes were staged throughout the day to mark the Barshwaran festival
through Baha Utsav (Flower Festival) and Vasant Baran.
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