Blogger Greets the People on Occasion of Baisakhi

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Times of India

[ 13 Apr, 2007 1620hrs ISTPTI ]

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CONSHOHOCKEN: Blogger Amardeep Singh on Friday greeted people on the occasion of Baisakhi, which is being celebrated on Saturday.

The Blogger in his message said “on the occasion of Baisakhi, I extend my greetings and good wishes to all my people, particularly to those engaged in commenting, the offering of tips, and news tab links”.

He said the harvest festival is an occasion to remember readers who sweat and toil to keep up with a sometimes unwieldy torrent of entertaining and informative posts.

“On this day, let us pledge to work to develop our blog so that our mission of a developed South Asian diaspora touches the remotest parts of the blogosphere and everybody is benefited leading to prosperity of the community as a whole,” he added.

The Blogger in his message said “may Baisakhi, Vishu, Tamil New Year and Mesadi this year usher in peace, pseudosecularism, prosperity and happiness for all”.

He said these harvest festivals symbolise hope and celebration of hard work by farmers. “They also give us an occasion to express our thanks and gratitude towards the farmers, without whom we would have neither dal-chawal, nor Hakka noodles, nor — and this would be especially sad — chicken kabobs from that Pakistani takeaway place in Bensalem,” he added.

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26 thoughts on “Blogger Greets the People on Occasion of Baisakhi”

  3. The states that follow the solar calendar have their new year this year on April 14th. Happy New Year to everyone in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Orissa, Punjab, Assam, Manipur and Sri Lanka.

  4. Happy Baisakh to all! NYCers come out on the 29th for the baisakhi parade in Midtown.

    Prof., where do i SMS to “download free ringtones”? are the compatible with T-mobile?

  5. Happy New Year to Bangladeshis, Burmese, Thais, Laotians and Cambodians who also celebrate the new year on or around the April 14th.

  7. Happy Baisakhi, Vishu, Tamil New Years’ to all!

    Amardeep, really liked the way you spoofed the press release and the webbed context, complete with pop-up spoofs! And don’t forget it’s also International Sikh Turban Day!

    Sorry the date for the parade is Saturday April 28th

    Baisakhi parades are a great place to wear turbans!

  9. Happy New Another-Circle-Around-The-Sun to one and all! Orthodox Christians as well.

    May the New Year usher in a blogging environment where everyone feels safe. May no implausible story ever be questioned by any pesky skeptic. May your tag of victimhood be your primary defence against the truth.

    M. Nam

  10. May the New Year usher in a blogging environment where everyone feels safe. May no implausible story ever be questioned by any pesky skeptic. May your tag of victimhood be your primary defence against the truth.

    There is nothing wrong with being a skeptic. Being an asshole, however…

  11. May the New Year usher in a blogging environment where everyone feels safe. May no implausible story ever be questioned by any pesky skeptic. May your tag of victimhood be your primary defence against the truth.

    Everyone can smell the fart but only the asshole knows how it feels. Hail Mogambo.

  12. it is a universal truth that that farters tolerate their own farts, and even secretly enjoy sniffing them. The problem lies with the farts of others. I think this is very relevant.

  13. Well, that’s certainly…edifying.

    Happy Baisakhi/Vishu/Mesadi to all, and putthandu vaztthugal too!

  14. Yup – Greetings to all – also, makar sankranti was i believe monday – so happy makar sankranti too huh 🙂

  16. Happy New Year mutineers! The Bong one is on Sunday. I am busy picking a restaurant for a big dinner. Recommendations in Austin are welcome.

  17. It is also Tamil New Year’s day, punjab and TN follow a solar calendar in a nation of Loonies (Lunar calendars)

  18. It has been observed that the Earth-Sun line intersects the Zodiac at the junction of Meena Raasi (Pisces) and Mesha Raasi (Aries) on or about April 13th of each year. At that time, it appears to us earthlings that the Sun is entering the Mesha Raasi (the constellation of Aries). Hindus call this instant of time Mesha sankramanam or transiting into Aries (“sankram”- to enter into). They observe this instant as the beginning of a solar year. This year (in 2006), the Sun enters Mesha Raasi at 8:49 PM (EST) on Thursday, April 13th corresponding to 7:19 AM (IST) on Friday, April 14th. We celebrate the Solar New Year on the early morning of April 14th both in the USA and in India. The first month of this New Year would be called the month of Mesha or Mesha maasa. Approximately 30 days later, the Earth – Sun alignment would intersect the junction of the constellations Mesha and Rishabha. At that time it would appear to us that the Sun was entering the Rishabha raasi. This is marked as the beginning of the next solar month, Rishabha maasa. Thus the Sun appears to orbit the Earth in 365 ¼ days and thus appears to make one complete circle around the Zodiac in 365 ¼ days. It takes roughly 30 to 31 days for the Sun to transit through each of the 12 rasis. We call each of these 30-day apparent sojourns of the Sun through each of the 12 rasis a “solar month”- saura-maana maasa. The names of the twelve solar months are the names of the 12 rasis.

    From: PANCHAANGAM, the Hindu Almanac

    Also check:

    Tamil calendar

  19. Happy Vaisakhi everyone — visited the Vaisakhi mela in Southall a few times and it’s brilliant.

  20. I am busy picking a restaurant for a big dinner. Recommendations in Austin are welcome. * Thai Kitchen on Guadalupe : this is the one I go to lots. Dishes : A, 2A, 5D, 13, and last but not the least, 23 * Thai Passion : good Thai * Mother’s Cafe : check out the tofu sandwich * Clay Pit : nice decor, good food

  21. And I almost forgot. Happy Baisakhi and Vishu, y’all. Also, putthaandu vaazhthukkal.

  23. What’s the name of the Pakistani takeaway in Bensalem? That’s where I grew up, and I can’t believe I have been missing out on tasty kabobs this whole time!

  24. Bhumika,

    Must admit I don’t even know the name — but it’s the place right next to the Sabzi Mandi on Route 132 (just down the street from the racetrack/casino).

  26. Jagz

    It depends on which version of Vaisakhi / Baisakhi you are referring to. The Sikh celebration is spelt Vaisakhi generally, although I have seen it spelt differently elsewhere, whilst Bengalis and others spell it with a B because of their pronunciation of the word. Vaisakhi / Baisakhi has a different meaning to them, of course.