Friends
Uttarayan/Makar Sakranti in North India and Pongal in Southern India is very pious day as per Hindu culture. The day marks the end of almost 30 days of Kamurtas. During last 30 days, no new investment or marriage are done as per hindu rituals. Makar Sakranti is also known for kite festival.

Kites are very dangerous for the birds as thousands of flying birds are trapped in kite strings and loose their life. Also lot of accidents due to kites are witnessed in almost all the cities. Most of the festivals in our culture stated with fun and enjoyment but gradually these are becoming dangerous to our nature. Kites kills many birds and people, Holi is famous fo its notoriety and also dangerous colors bring hazards to the people. During Diwali, the crackers cause lot of sound pollution and fires. We should celebrate all the festivals as per our original tradition keeping in mind the safety of nature and other living things.

I noticed that the interest in all these festivals get eroded gradually with the age. In childhood we celebrate all the festivals with full of joy but when we grow older, the interest gets faded and we divert ourselves in different directions. Very few people keep the interest live and enjoy continuously all the festivals. May be we get trapped into so many things/issues which dont allow us to keep the interest intact in festivals.

Winter season is at its peak these days and most of the northern part of the country is virtually seized under cold. It is pathetic to see the street people wrapped into torn clothes or surrounding the bonfires whole night. It is the cost of failure they are paying. Believe me cost of failure is always much higher than the prices of success.

CP