Esho he Boishakh, Esho Esho - Shubho Naboborsho to ALL!
Esho he Boishakh, Esho Esho Faizul Khan Tanim tries to capture the essence of Pahela Boishakh and our Bengali Psyche The significance of Pahela Boishakh is immense as this first day of the Bengali New Year and the festival itself marks the beginning of the crop season and thus, Bengalis try to foster bond, friendship and exchange happiness. And we wait for a new year, a prosperous beginning, believing that the Kal Boishakhi Jhor (Nor’wester) will wash away all the negativity and impurities in the air. Bengalis decorate their houses with colorful papers, masks and especially with colorful paper owls, haat pakha (hand-held paper or taal-pata fans), prodip (oil lamps) and incense sticks are lighted to give the house a good smell. We urbanites celebrate this event with plenty of colors, especially a contrast-match between white and bright red or maroon. And therefore, beauty becomes an integral part of our happy rallies – Bengali belles clad in their red and ...