by a Thinker, Sailor, Blogger, Irreverent Guy from Madras

Happy Tamil New Year, Vishu 2011


Today is celebrated as the New Year’s day by the Tamil people as Tamil New Year, and by the people of the state of Kerala as Vishu,  in Punjab as Vaisakhi, and in Bengal as Pohela Boishak.

On this auspicious day, wish you all and your families a very Happy and Prosperous New Year.  May the new year bless you and your families with joy, prosperity, peace and happiness.

PS:  Actually this day coincides with New Year celebrations throughout South and South East Asia:
  • Assamese New Year, or Rongali Bihu
  • Burmese New Year, or Thingyan
  • Khmer New Year, or Chol Chnam Thmey
  • Lao New Year, or Songkan / Pi Mai Lao (Laos)
  • Oriya New Year, or Maha Vishuva Sankranti
  • Nepali New Year, or Bikram Samwat
  • Sinhalese New Year, or Aluth Avurudhu
  • Thai New Year, or Songkran (Thailand) and
  • Tuluva New Year, or Bisu (India's Karnataka state)
‘:-)
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