The Pongal was celebrated here on Sunday with great enthusiasm at the Career College auditorium in Govindpura, BHEl, Bhopal. The event was hosted by the Bhopal Tamil Association (BTA). The whole celebration provided an opportunity to experience the rich Tamil culture. It also helped to share the festival with other communities in Madhya Pradesh. Pongal is a festival to greet the Sun and welcome him into the lives of people as it liberated them from the extremes of winter.
The event witnessed mesmerizing cultural programmes, including Bharat Natyam and group dance performance by kids. An interactive debate session was organised which was moderated by Sun TV Fame KV Perumal on the Topic: The lives of couple tied in love marriage is flowery or thorny IJ. The debate session saw a healthy exchange of arguments and counter arguments by favouring and disfavoring of the motion by the Delhi Muththamizh Kalai Kuzhu team.
Rajya Sabha MP from state Ila Ganeshan who graced the occasion as the chief guest for this event, said that, the event was a wonderful idea to connect to our rich cultural diversity. Such events help to connect the society with its cultural and traditional roots.
BTA President M Raji said that "This event organized successfully which witnessed a large number of participants from various cultures. The event has helped to spread the knowledge about our heritage.
BTA General Secretary A Swami Durai said that the "We look forward to get such support from the participants and different officials in future as well. I hope the sweet moment would be long cherished. Our aim is to promote the Indian cultural richness through various events.
The festival marked the culmination of a successful harvest and new crop was sown at the start of the season. Pongal festival marks the traditional renewal of links between humans, the deities and nature and the unity of people in worship and thanksgiving for blessings received, with abundant hope for success in the future.