Parents ..Children

This was narrated by an IAF pilot to IIT students during a Seminar on Human Relations:

Venkatesh Balasubramaniam describes how his gesture of booking an air ticket for his father, his maiden flight, brought forth a rush of emotions and made him (Venkatesh) realize that how much we all take for granted when it comes to our parents. My parents left for our native place on Thursday and we went to the airport to see them off. In fact, my father had never traveled by air before, so I just took this opportunity to make him experience the same.

In spite of being asked to book tickets by train, I got them tickets on Jet Airways. The moment I handed over the tickets to him, he was surprised to see that I had booked them by air. The excitement was very apparent on his face, waiting for the time of travel. Just like a school boy, he was preparing himself on that day and we all went to the airport, right from using the trolley for his luggage, the baggage check-in and asking for a window seat and waiting restlessly for the security check-in to happen. He was thoroughly enjoying himself and I, too, was overcome with joy watching him experience all these things. As they were about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and thanked me. He became very emotional and it was not as if I had done something great but the fact that this meant a great deal to him.

When he said thanks, I told him there was no need to thank me. But later, thinking about the entire incident, I looked back at my life. As a child, how many dreams our parents have made come true. Without understanding the financial situation, we ask for cricket bats, dresses, toys, outings, etc. Irrespective of their affordability, they have catered to all our needs. Did we ever think about the sacrifices they had to make to accommodate many of our wishes? Did we ever say thanks for all that they have done for us? Same way, today when it comes to our children, we always think that we should put them in a good school.

Regardless of the amount of donation, we will ensure that we will have to give the child the best, theme parks, toys, etc. But we tend to forget that our parents have sacrificed a lot for our sake to see us happy, so it is our responsibility to ensure that their dreams are realized and what they failed to see when they were young. It is our responsibility to ensure that they experience all those and their life is complete. Many times, when my parents had asked me some questions, I have actually answered back without patience. When my daughter asks me something, I have been very polite in answering. Now I realize how they would have felt at those moments. Let us realize that old age is a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the same attention and same care needs to be given to our parents and elders. Rather than my dad saying thank you to me, I would want to say sorry for making him wait so long for this small dream. I do realize how much he has sacrificed for my sake and I will do my best to give the best possible attention to all their wishes. Just because they are old does not mean that they will have to give up everything and keep sacrificing for their grandchildren also. They have wishes, too.

- Take care of your Parents.
- THEY BROUGHT US INTO THIS WORLD,
- GAVE US ALL THEY HAD AND
- MADE US WHAT WE ARE.
- THEY ARE PRECIOUS.

- KEEP THIS MESSAGE GOING BY SENDING IT TO YOUR FRIENDS

Born Brave .. by padma

wife or mistress

An architect, an artist and an accountant were discussing whether it was better to spend time with the wife or a mistress.

The architect said he enjoyed time with his wife, building a solid foundation for an enduring relationship.

The artist said he enjoyed time with his mistress because of the passion and mystery he found there.

The accountant said: "I like both."

"Both?" The other two asked

The accountant replied: "Yeah. If you have a wife and a mistress they will each assume you are spending time with the other woman, and you can go to the office and get some work done."

Mischievous Brothers

Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, are excessively mischievous. They are always getting into trouble and their parents know all about it. If
any mischief occurs in their town, the two boys are probably involved. The boys' mother heard that a preacher in town had been
successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The preacher agreed, but he asked to see them individually. So the mother sent the 8 year old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon. The preacher, a huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, "Do you know where God is, son?" The boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there wide-eyed with his mouth hanging open. So the preacher repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God?!" Again, the boy made no attempt to answer. The preacher raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed, "Where is God?!" The boy screamed and bolted from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "what happened?" The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in
BIG trouble this time.....
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Mother and daughter banned in disney

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BANNED FOR LIFE FROM DISNEYLAND this has got to be one of the funniest things going around the computer...............wonder where they got the nerve ?

Ram and ravan

One fine morning, Ravan felt guilty day for all his bad deeds. He felt that

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should go an apologise to Ram for all the problems he had caused.

So he went to Ram's house and knocked on the door. Ram
opened the door and was surprised to find Ravan standing there. Ravan just
kept staring and thinking

but didn't say a word.

What was he thinking?

Ans: "Kis mooh se maafi maangoon?"

Ant and elephant

Once 3 ants were walking down the road.....where they came across an
elephant.... 1 asked the 2nd 'chal saale ko maarte hain kya???bahut natak
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raha hai??'
to this the 2nd says no

why????

socho

arre coz the 3rd says 'jaane de na yaar.....woh akela hain hum toh teen
hain!!!!!'

theif

Ek aadami chori karke bhag ke chupane ki koshish karata hain..
who kitana bhi andar chupane ki koshish kare phir bhi police ko bahar dikh
jata hain..
bolo q??

bolo q???

bolo q???

q kyo ki uska nam JASBA hain.. aur AGAR JASBA HO ANDAR TO DIKHATA
HAIN BAHAR..

Java

Teacher asks a Kid: What r the 2 latest versions of java??

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Ishq me dil kya jaan b tere kar java o java. java

Shah rukh khan

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Letters

ITS A 7 LETTER WORD.
IF WE REMOVE 1 LETTER FROM IT, IT REMAINS SAME.
IF WE REMOVE 2 LETTERS FROM IT, IT REMAINS SAME.
IF WE REMOVE 3 LETTERS FROM IT, IT REMAINS SAME.
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POSTBOX

First lady to travel

who was the first indian woman to fly abroad????

SITA with Ravan to Lanka!

Knees

what do u call a person with two knees...??

socho....

dho-nii...!!

what do u call a person with 3 knees...??

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nee-teen.... .(nitin)

now wat do u call a person with 6 knees...?!

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saha-nii.... .(sahanee)

wat do u call a person with 9 knees...?!

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nitin sahanee..!!! !

Pipal Tree

what will u call a rope that is used tied between 2 pipal trees ?

ans: nokia ( connecting pipal )

Ant and Elephant joke

All ants were bathing in a pool...
Just then an eleplant comes and jumps in the pool..
All ants get out of water...
One ant climbs at the back of the elephant.. and all other ants start
shouting at him...

Now the question is what do they tell him???

Socho socho...

Socho socho.....

all ants start saying....
"DUBA DUBA KE MAAR SALE KO...."

Some facts about sree rama navami

Rama Navami
Observed by Hinduism
Type Birthday of Rama
Ends Ninth day of Navami
Date April
2008 date April 14
Celebrations 2 days
Ram Navami is a Hindu holiday. It falls on the ninth day of the Hindu lunar year (or Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami), and is a celebration of the birthday of the Hindu god Rama.

The story behind Ram's birth goes as below: Dasarath, The King of Ayodhya Kingom had three wives, Kaushalya, Sumithra and Kaikeyi. Their greatest worry was that they had no children. At that time Maharshi Vasist suggests him to perform Puthra Kamesti Yagna, through which he can have children. He also tells him to bring Maharshi Rushya Shrunga to perform this Yagna for him. Immmediately King Dasharath gives his consent, and heads to Maharshi Rushya Shrunga's ashram, to get him. Maharshi agrees and will accompany Dasharath to Ayodhya(Capital of Avadha) and performs the yagna. As the result of yagna, Yagneshwar appears and hands Dasarath a bowl of Payasam and asks him to give it to his wives. Dasharath gives one half of the payasam to his elder wife Kausalya, and another half to his younger wife Kaikeyi. They both give half of their
portions to Sumithra. After few days all three Queens conceive. On the nineth day (Navami) of Chaithra Masa (First month in hindu calender), at noon Kaushlya gives birth to Lord Sri Ram, Kaikeyi gives birth to Bharath, and Sumithra to twin boys, Lakshman and Shatrughan.

Lord Ram is the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who takes birth on earth when Adharma over rules Dharma. He protects all his devotees by vanishing the roots of Adharma. Lord Ram was born on earth to destroy the demon named Ravan.

Hindus normally perform Kalyanotsavam (marriage celebration) with small murtis of Rama and Sita in their houses, and at the end of the day the deity is taken to a procession on the streets. This day also marks the end of the nine-day utsavam called Chaitra Navaratri (Maharashtra) or Vasanthothsavam (Andhra Pradesh) (festival of Spring), which starts with Gudi Padwa (Maharashtra) or Ugadi (South India). According to recent astrological studies, his year of birth is consider to be January 10, 5114 B.C [1][2]

Some highlights of this day are-

Kalyanam (Ceremonial wedding performed by temple priests) at Bhadrachalam on the banks of the river Godavari in Khammam district. Panakam, a sweet drink prepared on this day with jaggery and pepper. Procession of idols in the evening that is accompanied
with play of water and colours. For the occasion, Hindus are supposed to fast (or
restrict themselves to a specific diet). Temples are decorated and readings of the Ramayana take place. Along with Shri Ram, people also pray Sita (Ram's
wife), Lakshman (his brother who went on exile with him) and Hanuman (monkey god, ardent devotee of Ram and Ram's chief of army).

Sri-Ramnavami is dedicated to the memory of Lord Rama. It occurs on the ninth day (navami). The festival commemorates the birth of Rama who is remembered for his prosperous and righteous reign.

[edit] Ramrajya (the reign of Rama) has become synonymous with a period of peace and prosperity. Mahatma Gandhi also used this term to describe how, according to him,
India should be after Independence.

Ramnavami occurs in the months of March and April. Celebrations begin with a prayer to the Sun early in the morning. At midday, when Lord Rama is supposed to have been born, a special prayer is performed. In northern India especially, an event that draws popular participation is the Ramnavami procession. The main attraction in this procession is a gaily decorated chariot in which four persons are dressed up as Rama, his brother Laxman, his queen Sita and his disciple Hanuman. The chariot is accompanied by several other persons dressed up in ancient costumes as work by Rama's solders. The procession is a gusty affair with the participants shouting praises echoing the happy days of Rama's reign.

On the face of it Sri-Ramnavmi appears to be just a festival commemorating the reign of a king who was later deified. But even behind present-day traditions there are clues which unmistakably point to the origin of Ramnavmi as lying beyond the Ramayana story.

Sri Ramnavami occurs at the beginning of summer when the sun has started moving nearer to the northern hemisphere. The Sun is considered to be the progenitor of Rama's dynasty which is called the Sun dynasty. This dynasty is famous for great kings like King
Dileep, King Raghu and many others. In all King Raghu was noted to stand for his word. Following the foot prints of his great ancestor King Raghu, Lord Rama too went to jungles to keep the promises made by his father Dasarath to his step mother Kaikeyi. Hence Rama came to be known as Raghunatha, Raghupati, Raghavendra etc. That all these names begin with the prefix Raghu is also suggestive of some link with Sun-worship. The hour chosen for the observance of the lord's birth is that when the sun is overhead and is at its maximum brilliance. In some Hindu sects, prayers on Ramnavami
day start not with an invocation to Rama but to Surya (sun). Again the syllable Ra is used in the word to describe the sun and brilliance in many languages. In Sanskrit, Ravi and Ravindra mean Sun.

Significantly, the ancient Egyptians termed the sun as Amon Ra or simply as "Ra." In Latin the syllable Ra is used to connote light. For example, we have Radiance which emission of light, or Radium which means any substance emitting light or brilliance. The common element is the syllable Ra which in many languages is used to derive words for describing Sun or light.

The occurrence of this syllable in most names used for Rama along with other clues is strongly suggestive that the festival Ramnavami antedates the R- ayana and it must have originated much before the Ramayana, as a 'Sun-festival' for invoking the Sun who was recognized as the source of light and heat even in ancient times. The importance of the Sun was much more in the higher latitudes from where the Aryans are supposed to have
migrated into India. Many royal dynasties portrayed symbols of virility like the Sun, Eagle, Lion etc. as their progenitor. Rama's dynasty considered themselves to have descended from the Sun. This could have led to the tagging on, of Rama's birthday to a festival devoted to the sun.

Knotted rope

One day a young cowboy and cowgirl decided to get married. After the wedding, they left for their honeymoon. While driving down the road, the new bride sees two cows having sex.
The new bride asks with a sly grin, "What are they doing honey?"
The husband answers, "They`re roping!"
She replies, "Oh, I see!" while trying to hide her knowing expression.
After a few more hours of driving, they pass two horses having sex.
Again the bride asks, "What are they doing honey?"
The husband answers, "They`re roping!"
She replies, "Oh, I see!"
Finally they arrive at their hotel. The couple washed up and started to get ready for bed. When they got in the bed, they started to explore each others` bodies. The bride discovers her husband`s privates.
"What is that?" she asks.
"That`s my rope," he answers.
She slides her hands down further and gasps, "What are those?" she asks.
"They`re my knots," he answers.
Finally the couple begins to make love. After several minutes, the bride says, "Stop honey, wait a minute!
Her husband asks, "What`s the matter honey, am I hurting you?"
"No," the bride replies, "undo those knots, I need more rope.

Weight loss

baba Ramdeve said,
{sabha mein} ketane logo ne apana wait kam kiya hai.

one women- Baba maine, do din me 10 kg loose kiya.

Baba-kaise, sabako bataoo.

Women- main pregnent thee dilevery ho gayee

ha......ha.............ha................ :-)

Perspective of life

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"

"It was great, Dad."

"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.

"Oh yeah," said the son.

"So, tell me, what you learned from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered:
"I saw that we have one dog and they had four.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.

We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night...

Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.

We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.

We buy our food, but they grow theirs.

We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them."

The boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.

Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!

SRI RAMA NAVAMI SUBHAKANKSHALU ... by shekar

SRIRAAMA! RAAMA! RAAMETHI RAMEE RAAME MANORAMEE

SAHASRANAAMA TATTULYAM RAAMA NAAMA VARAANANE!!

HOW TO ASK YOUR BOSS FOR A SALARY INCREASE..?

One day an employee sends a letter to his boss asking for an increase in his salary !!!



Dear Bo$$


In thi$ life, we all need $ome thing mo$t de$ perately. I think you $hould be under$tanding the need$ of u$. We are worker$ who have given $o much $upport including $weat and $ervice to your company ..
I am $ure you will gue$$ what I meant and re$ pond $oon .



Your$ $incerely,

Ajay Kumar.


The next day, the employee received this letter of reply :




Dear Ajay,
I kNOw you have been working very hard. NOw a days, NOthing much has changed. You must have NOticed that our company is NOt doing NOticably well . NOw the newspapers are saying the world's leading ecoNOmists are NOt sure if the United States may go into aNOther recession. After the NOvember presidential elections things may turn bad . I have NOthing more to add NOw. You kNOw what I mean .


---- Your Boss.

Parking rates

A Person walks into a New York City bank and asks to see the loan officer. He
says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan,
so the man hands over the keys of a new Rolls Royce parked on the street in
front of the bank.

Everything is checked out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral
for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank's underground garage
and parks it there. Two weeks later, the man returns, repays the $5,000 and the
interest, which comes to $15.41.

The loan officer says, "We are very happy to have had your business, and this
transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are little puzzled. While you
were away, we checked you out and found that u are a multimillionaire. What
puzzles us is why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"

The Person replied," Where else in New York can I park my car for two weeks for
15 bucks?"

Breast Size

A young man asks his father, "Dad, how many kinds of breasts are
there?"

The father, surprised, answers: "Well, son, there are three kinds of breasts. In
her twenties, a woman's breasts are like melons, round and firm. In her thirties
to forties, they are like pears, still nice but hanging a bit. After fifty, they
are like onions."

"Onions?"

"Yes, see them and they make you cry."

SOME GREAT QUOTES FOR THE DAY... Soundar

SOME GREAT QUOTES.....

















' = Single quote

and


" = Double quotes.

hahahahahahaha

America ...Too good ..By Neel

One fine morning, every thing was going smooth as usual.

Suddenly, the motors screeched with a sudden brake, when every one in the city just could not believe what had happened toAmerica . It was in New York where the scene was one of total chaos. People cried out in shame.

Many were blaming the former president Mr. Bill Clinton.

Hillary stood staring at her darling husband.
Clinton came to the crowd and said in his words, "I'm Innocent; It's really ridiculous to say I'm the only man behind all these cases. Slowly, I feel I'm losing confidence in myself".

Are you curious to know what had happened???


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SAP recruitment in Satyam

The requirements are in

1.SAP Technical consultants --- ABAP,BW,BASIS,XI,Net weaver

2.SAP Functional Consultants ---- FICO, MM,PP, SD, QM, PM

Experience -- 3-9 years

Interview Time

19-04-2008 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Interview location

Hyderabad --

Mayfair centre,
S P road,
Secunderabad

Bangalore --

Esteem Towers,
69,
Railway parallel road,
kumara park west,
Seshadripuram, bangalore

Race success meet

Wife ..Husband Jokes

Some wife bashers

If your dog is barking at the back door and your
wife is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first?

The Dog of course...at least he'll shut up after you let him in!
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A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed
mother and started back toward his car when his attention was
diverted to another man kneeling at a grave.
The man seemed to be praying with profound intensity and kept
repeating, "Why did you have to die? Why did you have to die?"
The first man approached him and said, "Sir, I don't wish to
interfere with your private grief, but this demonstration of pain
is more than I've ever seen before. For whom do you mourn so
deeply? A child? A parent?" The mourner took a moment to collect
himself, then replied, "My wife's first husband."
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Married life can be very frustrating.
In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens.
In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens.
In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.
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A couple came upon a wishing well. The husband leaned over, made a wish and
threw in a penny.The wife decided to make a wish too. But she leaned over too
much, fell into the well, and drowned. The husband was stunned for a while but
then smiled "It really works!"
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A couple was having a discussion about family finances. Finally the husband
exploded, "If it weren't for my money, the house wouldn't be here!"
The wife replied, "My dear, if it weren't for your money, I wouldn't be here."
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Before marriage, a man yearns for the woman he loves. After marriage,
the "y" becomes silent.
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A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get
married?" And the father replied, "I don't know, son, I'm still paying for it."
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Women are unpredictable. Before marriage, she expects a man, after marriage she
suspects him, and after death she respects him.
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There was this guy who told his woman that he loved her so much that he would go
thru hell for her. They got married - and now he is going thru hell.
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When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing
: either the car is new or the wife is
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A man received a letter from some kidnappers. The letter said, "If
you don't promise to send us $100,000, we promise you we will kidnap your wife."
The poor man wrote back, " I am afraid I can't keep my promise
but I hope you will keep yours."
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"What's the matter, you look depressed." "I'm having trouble with my wife."
"What happened?" "She said she wasn't going to speak to me for 30 days."
"But that ought to make you happy." "It did, but today is the last day."

11 Rules For Heathy Friendship

1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, But what is more
painful is to love someone and never find the courage
to let that person know how you feel.




2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you,
only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be
and you just have to let go.





3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with,
never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best
conversation you've ever had.





4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's
also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.





5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like
someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime
to forget someone.





6. Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that
fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a
smile to make a dark day seem bright.





7. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you
want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the
things you want to do.





8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you,
it probably hurts the person too.





9. A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a
timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.





10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything
they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.



11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you
were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so that when you die, you're the one smiling
and everyone around you is crying.

Wish You A Very Happy BAISAKHI festival....Baisakhi Di Lakh Lakh Vadhaai

HAPPY BAISAKHI TO U ALL!!!!

Significance of Baisakhi

Vibrant Festival of Baisakhi is considered to be an extremely important festival in India for number of reasons. Apart from being important for the farmers as a harvest festival, the festival is of prime importance in Sikhism as a foundation day of Khalsa Panth. Besides, auspicious Baisakhi day is of importance for astrological reasons too !!

Astrological Significance of Baisakhi
The festival of Baisakhi falls on April 13 every year and April 14 once in every 36 years. Change in date is because of the fact that date of Baisakhi is reckoned according to the solar calendar. Astrologically, the date of Baisakhi is significant as marks sun's entry into Mesh Rashi. For this very reason, many people also know Baisakhi as Mesha Sankranti. The auspicious date of Baisakhi is celebrated all over India under different names and rituals. It is celebrated as 'Rongali Bihu' in Assam, 'Naba Barsha' in Bengal, 'Puthandu' in Tamil Nadu, 'Pooram Vishu' in Kerala and 'Vaishakha' in the state of Bihar.

Significance of Baisakhi for Farmers
For the agriculturally rich state of Punjab and Haryana, Baisakhi marks the time for harvest of Rabi (winter) crops and is therefore extremely significant for the farmers. Baisakhi Festival is also celebrated as a Thanksgiving Day festival in these states. After waking up early and dressing themselves in new clothes, farmers visit temples and gurdwaras to express gratitude to God for the good harvest and seek blessing for ensuing agriculture season. Farmers also celebrate Baisakhi by performing energetic bhangra and gidda dance and participating in Baisakhi Fairs.

Significance of Baisakhi in Sikhism
Baisakhi is of major importance for the people following Sikh faith. As it was on a Baisakhi Day, in the year 1699 that the Tenth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh founded Khalsa Panth or the Order of Pure Ones and gave a unique identity to Sikhs. On the same day the guru administered amrit (nectar) to his first batch of five disciples making them Singhs, a martial community. By doing so, he eliminated the differences of high and low and established that all human beings were equal.Sikhs celebrate Baisakhi by participating in special prayer meetings organized at gurdwaras. They also carry out joyful Baisakhi processions to mark the day.

Karah Prasad

Karah Prasad or Kada Prasad is sweet flour based oily vegetarian food that is offered to all visitors to the Durbar Sahib in a Gurdwara (Sikh worship place). This is regarded as food blessed by the Guru and should not be refused. All devotees who visit Gurudwaras on the occasion of Baisakhi Festival to celebrate the birth of Khalsa Panth receive Karah Prasad or Kada Prasad by the sewadars (volunteers). This kada prasad holds a lot of importance in Sikh faith. The religion gives prescribed method of preparation, distribution and the way of receiving kada prasad.