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Thursday, July 4, 2019

SPEECH ON RAKSHA BANDHAN

Good Mornng Friends My Name is Arpit Choudhary.Today I am here to give you a spech on the topic of raksha bandhan .so lets start,  Raksha Bandhan is one of the main festivals in Hindu religion. Although it is celebrated across India, it holds special reference for those belonging to the northern and western parts of the country.


The priests in the country announce special time for tying rakhi on the day of Raksha Bandhan. It is time for the ladies to adorn beautiful attires and get ready for the occasion. They are mostly seen wearing ethnic ensembles with matching accessories and footwear. Men are also seen donning traditional Indian attire. The atmosphere is filled with love and joy. The ritual begins with sisters applying tilak on their brothers’ forehead. They then tie rakhi on their brothers’ wrist and exchange sweets. Sisters wish for the well being of their brothers as they carry out the ritual. Brothers give gifts to their sisters and promise to take care of them in every situation. It is not only a special day for brothers and sisters but is also a great occasion to bond with other family members.
The advancement in technology has also helped in bringing the loved ones together on this day. The siblings living in distant lands can connect with each other via video call. Those who are unable to visit each other on rakhi celebrate the festival by seeing each other virtually on phone or laptop these days.
 
Raksha Bandhan is one of the main Hindu festivals. The festival is celebrated with great zeal in various parts of the country. It is known to strengthen the brother-sister bond. It is celebrated by brothers and sisters of all age.
When is Raksha Bandhan Celebrated?
As per the Hindu calendar, Raksha Bandhan falls in Shravan maas also known as the Sawan month. It is celebrated on the last day of the Shravan mass which mostly falls in the month of August. The entire month of Sawan is considered to be auspicious as per the Hindu religion.


How is Raksha Bandhan Celebrated?
Raksha Bandhan is celebrated during the day time. Brothers and sisters adorn beautiful attires to celebrate this pious day. The sisters apply tilak on the brothers’ forehead, tie the rakhi on their wrist and exchange sweets. While carrying out this ritual the sisters pray for the well being of their brothers. The brothers give gifts to their sisters and pledge that they will stand by them and take care of them in every situation. Both brothers and sisters observe fast before tying the rakhi. They eat only after the ritual is carried out.
The ritual is mostly followed by a family brunch. Raksha Bandhan is thus no longer just a day to celebrate the brother-sister bond but also a good occasion to bond with other family members. It is not just celebrated among real brothers and sisters but also among cousins. People mostly gather at their ancestral house where all the cousins and their families can gather and celebrate the day. In today’s busy life when people find it hard to meet their near and dear ones, occasions such as these offer a good chance to bond with them.Women are especially quite excited about Raksha Bandhan as it is time for them to shop and adorn beautiful dresses and accessories. Men, on the other hand, look forward to meet their sisters and cousins. It is indeed one of the best Hindu festivals.
 
Raksha Bandhan, one of the main Hindu festivals, is celebrated to strengthen the brother sister bond. On this day, the sisters tie a sacred thread, rakhi on their brothers’ wrist wishing good health and long life for them. The bothers, on the other hand, bless their sisters and pledge to take care of them all through their lives.
Symbol of Brother-Sister Love
The brother-sister relationship is extremely special. The way they care for each other is beyond compare. One can never love or care for their friends as much as they love their siblings. The connection and bond one shares with brothers and sisters is simply matchless. No matter how much they fight with each other over trivial things when the time comes they stand by one another and extend their support.


The bond grows stronger as they age and go through various stages of life. They are there for each other in thick and thin. Elder brothers are highly protective of their sisters and the younger ones look up to their elder sisters for guidance. Likewise, elder sisters are extremely caring for their younger brothers and the younger ones seek their elder brother’s help and advice on various matters. A day to celebrate this beautiful bond has thus rightly been established. Raksha Bandhan is special for every brother and sister in the country. It is a symbol of their love, togetherness and faith in each other.
Raksha Bandhan – A Time for Pampering
Raksha Bandhan is a time for the ladies to pamper themselves. They also receive a lot of love and pampering from their brothers. Since it is time for family gatherings the ladies especially want to look their best. Ethnic clothing is preferred by most as it adds to the fervour of the Hindu festivals. The markets are filled with beautiful kurtis, suits and other ethic wear. Women are seen hoping from shop to shop to buy a piece that matches their taste. They also go on to purchase matching accessories and footwear.
On the day of the festival, girls take a good amount of time dressing up. Besides the dress and accessories, they also go for special hair-dos to look different on this day. Their brothers also pamper them by showering their love and blessings and also by giving gifts.
Conclusion


Raksha Bandhan is known by different names in different parts of the country however the essence of the festival remains the same and that is to celebrate the sacred brother-sister bond.

Sunday, February 10, 2019

SPEECH ON VALENTINE'S DAY

Valentine’s Day event celebration is not for just a day, it is the major celebration which continues for the whole week. Below is the list of all valentine’s week days names and dates:                                Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year as a grand celebration for the youths including all groups of people all over the world. It held annually on 14th of February and celebrated by the people with lots of joy, happiness and enthusiasm. It brings a lot happiness and courage in the each and every relationship. It is the great celebration which strengthens and renovates the bond between each and every relationships. Variety of attractive, lovely, sexy and gorgeous greetings cards, gifts pack, messages, and etc are given by the loved one’s to their him/her loved one’s.
Valentine’s Day is also famous by the name “Saint Valentine’s Day” or the “Feast of Saint Valentine” which is commemorated yearly worldwide in many countries even after being a working day for all. 

HISTORY OF VALENTINE’S DAY

Valentine’s Day celebration was first started to be celebrating every year as a grand celebration by the early Christian saint named Valentinus or Saint Valentine.
The history behind the celebration of Valentine’s Day is associated with the most popular Christian saint, Saint Valentine. According to the history, once he sent to the prison as he was involved in the act of soldiers weddings who were not allowed to marry and mistreated in the Roman Empire. He said goodbye to all before his end of life by writing a letter which was signed as “Your Valentine”. From then it was started celebrating as a Valentine’s Day on his last day to commemorate him. Now, it has become an official feast day for Anglican Communion and the Lutheran Church. At some places it is celebrated on different dates (Eastern Orthodox Church on 6th of July and Bishop of Interamna on 30th of July).
Earlier it was related to the romantic love however, during 18th century in England, it became an occasion expressing the love to the loved one’s by presenting gifts, rose flowers or greeting cards written Valentine’s Day messages. Some of the people also present their handwritten valentines messages or greeting cards with valentine’s pictures.
Another historical fact about the celebration of this event is; earlier the Christian martyrs were called as the Valentine who were honored and remembered on 14th of February every year. They were the Valentine of Rome, priests of Rome who were sacrificed and buried on the Via Flaminia a day whereas the Valentine of Terni, bishop of modern Terni who were martyred under the Emperor Aurelian and buried on the Via Flaminia a day. After their sacrifice their historical objects and remnants were kept in the Church to honor and remember. One of the Saint Valentine’s head was kept safely to the abbey of New Minster, Winchester to honor and worship. Now, it is continued to be celebrating as a St Valentine’s Day as an annual event in the variety of Christian denominations to commemorate the Christian martyrs.

LEGENDS OF VALENTINE’S DAY

A long ago, there was a Christian Saint named, Saint Valentine. He was an honorable priest of the Rome and got imprisoned as he had helped some mistreated or tortured Christians. He was also mistreated as a Christian by the Roman Emperor Claudius II as he involved in the weddings of mistreated Christian soldiers who were not allowed to marry by the Roman Emperor Claudius II to increase the number of soldiers in his army in the myth that married soldiers would not perform better. Other Christian Saints who were martyred are also associated with the legend of Valentine’s Day and are honored and remembered on 14th of February annually.

MODERN TRADITIONS OF VALENTINE’S DAY

The way of celebrating the Valentine’s Day has been changed a lot in the modern time. The earlier Valentine’s Day celebration was associated to the European folk traditions means with the Saint Valentine which has become marginalized through the traditions of modern Anglo-American and associated with the romantic love, Day of love, in present time. 
The customs of giving greeting cards, rose flowers, chocolates, gifts pack and other costly things has become the recent trends of celebrating Valentine’s Day. However, it is still associated with the regional customs in the England. It is celebrated in something different way in the Norfolk by distributing sweets and gifts to the children through a character named Jack Valentine by knocking the doors of everyone.


In the ancient time in Rome it was celebrated (from February 13-15) by the name “Lupercalia”, a festival associated with fertility which was later eliminated by the Pope Gelasius I and started celebrating on 14th of February as a “Purification of Mary” associated with romantic love.
During the celebration of Lupercalia festival, men and women were used of making couples by selecting names from jar which is continued as a modern day custom. Now, it has become a very popular observance worldwide in the recent years. People do not want to compromise this with their hectic schedule; they celebrate it gracefully with a lot of time by proposing and gifting their loved one’s. At this day market are full of Valentine’s Day cards with the images of lovely angel, hearts, love birds, roses, couples and other romantic love indications.

VALENTINE’S DAY CELEBRATION IN INDIA

People in India celebrate the Valentine’s Day very enthusiastically and with great passion. It is very energetic event which is must to be celebrated by everyone even after their busy schedule. It is a fun filled celebration full of cultural and traditional activities and mixed of western culture. At this day, all couples already book their hotels or restaurants to go for big and long celebration. They also go to the malls for shopping, multiplexes, cinema halls to enjoy movies, nearby famous places, long drive, tour and so many. Young couples propose at this day to each other by offering gifts, red roses, jewelry and cards. Other single young search for their partner at this day to propose and be a nice couple forever.
They wear some fine and selected clothes to attract their partner and looking handsome. At least a week earlier of the day, post offices become very busy to deliver the courier of flower, gift packages, romantic letters, greeting cards and so many things. It is not public or private holiday, it is the working day for all so, all the schools, colleges, offices, government and private organizations and institutions remains opened this day. However, most of them enjoy taking leave from the offices or other working places. There are rush at the roads, hotels, restaurants and malls, these places become full of crowd.
Greeting cards and gift packets are symbolized with the symbols of love such as red roses, angels, arrows, love birds, red hearts and etc. These symbols play a great role in bringing the couples together, increasing and strengthening their bond of love and friendship. Red color is everyone’s favorite color and deeply associated with the symbol of love and romance.
Valentine’s Day is the big event for everyone all around the world and celebrated by the all groups of people as an event of love and romance each after a year. It is the day to enjoy love and romance socially, culturally and traditionally. Love and romance are the things of very necessity in the life of every people to compromise all the pros and cons, to feel something new in the life, to start life in lovely and romantic ways and so many. It brings a hope of love and romance in everyone’s life, it never see the age, group, sex or social status of the people. Everyone has rights of love and romance in his life, he or she has rights to search for his/her love at this day. Earlier it was celebrated as the event of day for martyrs however; the celebration has been changed and modernized as an event of love and romance.


Sending greetings for valentine was also popular in the Middle Ages as well and continues in the current time. It is the day for all such as girlfriends, boyfriends, partners, spouses, friends, first dates, families, 50thanniversaries or the one who is single and search for his love. People search some romantic and popular places in the nearby areas or far from their cities to celebrate their Valentine’s Day in special ways. They do not want to lose this annual opportunity from their life. Some enjoy horse riding, boat journey, bike riding, long car driving, dinner at popular places, street walking, honeymoon, multiplexes movies, get engaged or married and so many activities.

Saturday, January 19, 2019

SPEECH ON ARMY DAY

My name is arpit choudhary today i am here to give you a speech on the topic of army day.
Army Day 2019 was celebrated on 15th of January, Tuesday. It was celebrated as the 71st Indian Army Day in the national capital.
President, Prime Minister and other dignitaries greeted the Indian Army on the occasion and thanked them for their vigilance and alertness.
It was first time in the history that a woman officer led an Army contingent on Army Day parade. Lt. Bhawana Kasturi became the first woman officer leading a contingent comprising of 144 male officers.

Captain Shikha Surabhi led the ‘Daredevil Team’ of Indian Army comprising of 33 men performing daredevil stunts in the Army Day parade. The team also holds around 24 world records which also includes the Guinness World Record. The team will also be the part of the Republic Day Parade 2019 at Rajpath.
Indian Army had also organised video making, painting, photography, slogan writing competition on the occasion of Army Day 2019. The best entries were featured on the Indian Army Facebook Page and were also awarded with prize money.

WHY ARMY DAY IS CELEBRATED

It is celebrated to pay homage and salute to the courageous and brave Indian soldiers who have been sacrificed their lives for protecting the country. Indian Arny General Kodandera Madappa Cariappa was succeeded the British Army General Roy Butcher and became the first Commander-in-Chief of the independent India.
Indian Army soldiers are always ready to fight with all the hard times at Indian borders as well as with the natural disasters. They courageously face all the challenges and difficulties come their way to save the nation and people.
Army Day Celebration
Indian army plays a great and big role during the disaster situations in the country as they are dedicated to the country to become the War Winning Team. The day was decided to be celebrated as the army day in India to start paying tribute to the sacrificed Indian army soldiers at the “Amar Jawan Jyoti” at India Gate in New Delhi.
After paying homage, an excellent parades including military shows takes place to indicate the new technologies and accomplishments in the Indian Army. Bravery awards including Unit credentials and Sena Medals are distributed at this great occasion.
At the Army Day celebration in Jammu and Kashmir, serving army personnel get the bravery and famed service awards (Sena medals, Vishist Seva medals and etc). The day has been marked to memorize the daring and bold Indian soldiers who lost their lives while protecting their nation.
Army Day Parade
Army day parade during the army day celebration is carried out by the Indian army soldiers (Indian army bands) which involves the exhibition of BLT T-72, T-90 tanks, Brahmos Missile, carrier Mortar Tracked Vehicle, 155 MM Soltum Gun, Advanced Light Helicopters of the Army Aviation Corps and etc.
Serving Indian armies take a pledge at this day to maintain their service and protect the nation from enemies whether they are foreign or domestic.
 
Facts an Indian must know about Indian Army:
  • The Indian Army is the second largest standing army in the world.
  • Indian Army has about 1,129,900 active troops and 960,000 reserve troops.
  • Indian Army functions at the Siachen Glacier which is about 5000 meters above sea level. The glacier is regarded as the highest battlefield in the world.
  • The Indian army has a horsed cavalry regiment and this regiment is among last three such regiments in the world.
  • Sepoy Kamal Ram of Royal Indian Army was the youngest Indian to receive Victoria Cross for his valour in World War II at the age of nineteen.
  • Assam Rifles which was formed in the year 1835 is the oldest paramilitary force in India.
  • The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) from Indian Army is often regarded as one of the elitist military training centres in the world. Even the US Special Forces were trained at HAWS before their deployment during the invasion of Afghanistan.
  • In December 1971, the Battle of Longewala was fought between India and Pakistan. This battle is interesting because with just 120 Indian soldiers and a jeep with a M40 recoilless rifle stood its ground against 2000 Pakistani soldiers. While the Indian soldiers held their ground all through the night, help from the Air Force came only in the morning.
From Field Marshal to Lieutenant General Cariappa
After an outstanding career, he became the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army on January 15, 1949. A hardcore Infantryman, Field Marshal KM Cariappa was a thorough gentleman who exhibited the highest standards of self discipline and compassion. Army HQ has been organizing the ‘Field Marshal KM Cariappa Memorial Lecture’ every year, since 1995, as part of Infantry Day celebrations.
Honouring Lieutenant General Cariappa
Gen Dalbir Singh, then Chief of the Army Staff, dedicated a statue of Field Marshal K M Cariappa at the Army Parade Ground, Delhi Cantonment and rechristened the parade ground as “Cariappa Parade Ground” on December 29, 2016.
President Ram Nath Kovind, the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces paying his highest homages and said this year on 15th Jan, 2018,”On Army Day, greetings to the valiant men and women of the Indian Army, to veterans and to families of those who have worn the uniform. You are our nation’s pride, the sentinels of our liberty. Citizens sleep securely knowing you are ever awake and ever vigilant,”.

Monday, January 14, 2019

SPEECH ON PONGAL

my name is arpit choudhary of class 12 today i am here to give you a speech on the topic of pongal. Pongal festival  brings you a nice collection of some beautifully written Pongal essays. These essays have been contributed by our readers and will help you enhance your knowledge about the Tamil harvest festival. If you also have a different and new idea about Pongal and its celebration, please feel free to send it to us.


Pongal - the Harvest Festival

Pongal is a Tamil harvest festival. It is same as Thanksgiving Day. In an agriculture based civilization, harvest plays an important role. The farmer cultivating the land depends on his cattle, timely rain and the Sun. Once a year, he expresses his gratitude to everything which symbolizes the harvest celebration. With the end of the wet month of Margazhi (mid December to mid January) the new Tamil month of Thai heralds a series of festivals. The first day of this month is a festival day known as "Pongal Day". Pongal means the "boiling over" of milk and rice during the month of Thai.

Bringer of Good Luck

As one stand on the threshold of the harvest season, everyone exchange pongal wishes, hoping that it brings the harbinger of good luck, good fortune and good cheer. People wish each other good times, happiness, peace and prosperity. They also greet each other saying "Pongalo Pongal" and "Pongum Mangalam Engum Thanguga" in Tamil.Tamils wish each other to start the New Year with mutual respect, understanding, trust and sincere cooperation.

The Idea behind Pongal Celebration!



Pongal also referred to as "harvest festival", is observed by the people of Tamil Nadu, located in the Southern part of India. The idea behind celebrating this day is the gratification of people towards God Sun, for bringing about the season of harvest, which is a boon for them! The festival is celebrated on 15th January every year by the Hindu community.
People show their gratitude by offering cooked rice to the Almighty!! All genres of people during this season become busy in reaping the harvest in the field. And on the particular day they cook rice in the courtyard of their houses as the food which is meant to be offered to God is considered to be inauspicious if cooked it is cooked in the kitchen.

The Tradition of Pongal celebration!

Few day before the Pongal arrives, people particularly the lady of the home, cleans and decorates the whole house with flowers and strings of flowers. They use Swastik and kumkum to embellish big earthen vessels. The pit is filled with water and rice by either the youngest or the oldest member of the family. As per the traditions it is of paramount importance to add some milk to water in which rice is cooked which is to be offered to the God Sun. People who get involved in cooking rice for the God has to take utmost care of cleanliness. They are supposed not to step over the Rangoli which has been designed for decoration.


Friday, January 11, 2019

SPEECH ON BOSE JAYANTI

My name is arpit choudhary of class 12 .today i am here to gie you a speech on the topic of bose jayanti. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23rd of January in 1897 and died on 18th of August in 1945. He was just 48 years old when he died. He was a great leader and Indian nationalist who fought courageously during World War II for the freedom of India from British rule. He was the leader of radical, younger and wing of Indian National Congress during 1920s and 1930s. He became Congress President in 1938 however got expelled in 1939. He was a revolutionary freedom fighter of India who struggled a lot and motivated mass people to involve in freedom struggle.
Subhas Chandra Bose

Subhas Chandra Bose was a great freedom fighter and national patriot. He was born in the Cuttack in 1897 on 23rd of January in the rich Hindu Kayastha family. He was son Janakinath Bose (father) and Prabhabati Devi (mother). He was 9th sibling among fourteen children of his parents. He completed his initial schooling from Cuttack however matriculation degree from Calcutta and B.A. degree from University of Calcutta (in 1918).
He went to England in 1919 in order to pursue higher studies. He was highly influenced by the Chittaranjan Das (a Bengali political leader) and soon joined freedom struggle of India. He started expressing his views in front of the people through a newspaper called Swaraj. He opposed the British rule and got interested in the Indian politics. Because of his active participation, he was elected as All India Youth Congress President and Bengal State Congress Secretary. He faced lots of hardness in his life however never became hopeless.

Subhas Chandra Bose was a great and very brave leader of the country who became famous as a Netaji because of his hard works. He was born on 23rd of January in 1897 in a Hindu family in the Cuttack. He was very brave and brilliant from his childhood and physically strong too. He always believed in the violence and even, once he had beaten his European school professor. Later he was expelled from school as a punishment. He passed his B.A. degree successfully from University of Calcutta with first division in 1918. Later he went to England for Tripose degree at Cambridge University. He always wanted to serve his country as a high official.
In order to serve his country for freedom from British rule, he joined Congress movement. Later he was selected as President of Congress in 1939 and then expelled because of his differences with Congress policy. He escaped from India during Second World War and asked Germany for help where he was given military training for two years by the Hitler. He raised there his own Indian National Army by training Indian residents and prisoners of war from Germany, Italy and Japan. He became successful in making a true Indian National Army (means Azad Hind Fauj) with good morale and discipline.
Subhas Chandra Bose was a most famous legendary figure and brave freedom fighter in the Indian history. His great contributions of freedom struggle are unforgettable in the history of India. He was a real brave hero of the India who had left his home and comfort forever for his motherland. He always believed in violence and chose way of an armed rebellion to get independence from British rule.
He was born in Cuttack, Orissa on 23rd of January in 1897 in the rich Hindu family. His father was Janaki Nath Bose who was a successful barrister and mother was Prabhabati Devi. One he was expelled from the Presidency College Calcutta because of being involved on the attack of British Principal. He brilliantly qualified I.C.S Examination but gave up and joined Non-Co-operation Movement in 1921 to fight for freedom of India.
He worked with the Chittaranjan Das, (a political leader of Bengal) and an educator and journalist in the Bengal weekly called Banglar Katha. Later he became Bengal Congress volunteer’s commandant, Principal of National College, Mayor of Calcutta and then appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Corporation. He went to jail several times for his nationalistic activities however he never gets tired and hopeless. He was elected as President of Congress but once he was opposed by Gandhiji because of some political differences with Gandhiji. He moved to East Asia where he prepared his own “Azad Hind Fauj” (means the Indian National Army) to make India an independent country.
Subhas Chandra Bose is famous all over the India as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He was a famous revolutionary figure of the India who had contributed a lot in the freedom of India. He took birth in a rich Hindu family of Cuttack in Orissa on 23rd of January in 1897. His father name was Janakinath Bose, a Government lawyer in the Cuttack District Court and mother was Prabhabati Devi. He got his early education from Anglo-Indian School in Cuttack and graduation in Philosophy from Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta.


He was a very brave and ambitious Indian young man who successfully passed I.C.S. Examination instead he joined Non-co-operation Movement after getting influenced by Desabandhu Chittaranjan Das for his motherland’s freedom. He continuously fought following violence movement against the British rule for independence of us.
He left Congress even after being a president of Congress in 1939 because of some political differences with the Mahatma Gandhi. One day he made his own Indian National powerful party called Azad Hind Fauj as he believed that non-violence policy of Gandhiji was not capable enough to make India an independent country. He finally prepared a big and powerful Azad Hind Fauj to fight with the British rule.
He went to Germany and founded Indian National Army with the help of some Indian Prisoners of war and Indian residents there. After lots of disappointment by the Hitler he went to Japan and gave a famous slogan of “Delhi Chalo” (means March to Delhi) to his Indian National Army where a violent fight took place between Azad Hind Fauj .Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was a great patriot and brave freedom fighter of the India. He was a symbol to the nationalism and vibrant patriotism. Every children of India knows about him and his inspiring works for the freedom of India. He was born to the Indian Hindu family in Cuttack, Orissa on January 23rd in 1897. His early schooling was completed to his hometown however he did his matriculation from Presidency College, Kolkata and graduation in Philosophy from Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta. Later he went to England and passed the Indian Civil Service Examination with 4th position.
He was very disappointed with the miserable conditions of the other countrymen because of the bad and cruel behaviour by the Britishers. He decided to join the nationalist movement instead civil service to help people of India through freedom of India. He was influenced a lot with patriot Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das and later elected as Mayor of Kolkata and then President of Indian National Congress. Later he left the party because of the opinion difference with Mahatma Gandhi in 1939. After leaving the congress party, he found his own Forward Bloc party.
He believed that non-violence movement is not enough to get freedom from the British rule so he chose violence movement to bring freedom in the country. He went away from India to Germany and then Japan where he made his own Indian National Army, also known as Azad Hind Fauj. He had included Indian prisoners of war and Indian residents of those countries in his Azad hind Fauj to fight bravely from the British rule. He gave slogan to his army named Delhi Chalo and Jai Hind. He had inspired his army men through his great words of “Give me blood and I will give you freedom” to make his motherland free from the rule of Britishers.

It is considered that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was died in a plane crash in 1945. The bad news of his death had ended all the hopes of his Indian National Army to fight from British rule. Even after his death, he is still alive with his vibrant nationalism in the heart of Indian people as an everlasting inspiration. According to the scholarly opinion, he died because of the third-degree burn due to the overloaded Japanese plane crash. The great works and contributions of the Netaji have been marked in the Indian history as an unforgettable event.

SPEECH ON LOHRI

My name is arpit choudhary of class 12 today iam here to give you a speech on the topic of lohri lets start Lohri festival was celebrated with big enthusiasm in 2018 on 13th of January, at Saturday in the Punjab, Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and other parts of the Himachal Pradesh.

WHY LOHRI FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED

There are many assumptions of celebrating the Lohri festival in Punjabis. Some of them are mentioned below:
  • It is believed that the name Lohri was originated from the word “Loi” (the wife of the Saint Kabir).
  • However, some believed that it was originated from the word “Loh” (a device used to make chapattis).
  • Another belief of celebrating the festival of Lohri is, it was originated as Lohri behind the name of sister of Holika. People believed that the sister of Holika was survived however Holika herself died in the fire.
  • Another reason of celebrating this festival is that Lohri word was originated from the word tilorhi (a combination of til and rorhi).
  • Farmers celebrate Lohri as a beginning of the new financial year.

HOW TO CELEBRATE LOHRI FESTIVAL

It is celebrated by the people in India with lots of joy and happiness like other festival. It is the festival which brings together all the family members, relatives and friends at one place. At this day people meet and enjoy distributing sweets to each other. It is a most famous harvest festival of great importance for the farmers. People light a bon fire at this day, then sing a song and dance around it. They throw some rewaries, popcorn, sugar-candies, sesame seeds, gur and other things in the fire while singing and dancing around the bonfire.
  
It is celebrated at various places in India with different names such as Bhogi in the Andhra Pradesh, Magha Bihu in the Assam, Makar Sankranti in the Karnataka, UP and Bihar, Pongal in the Tamil Nadu, Tai Pongal in Kerala etc. A pooja ceremony is held in evening when people do prayer to Agni and do parikrama around the bonfire in order to get blessings for future prosperity. People enjoy eating delicious foods like sarson ka saag, makki ki roti, til, gur, gazak, moongphali, popcorn and phuliya as a Prasad. Everyone sing and dance and enjoy eating Lohri Prasad.
Everyone wear very beautiful and colourful clothes at this day and do Bhangra (or Gidda) dance on the beat of Dhol (a music instrument). Celebration of the Lohri signifies as a starting of the new financial year for the farmers. It is celebrated every year by the Punjabis living in India or aboard. Lohri festival is of great importance for the newlywed couple as well as newborn babies for the first time in their home.
At this day, the bride get decorated with all the things like new bangles, clothes, nice bindi, mehendi, saree, stylish hair make up with her well dressed husband wearing new clothes and colourful turban. At this day every new bride gets lots of gifts from her in-laws including new clothes and jewelleries.
Family members from both side (bride and groom) and invited other main guests get together in this grand celebration. Newlywed couple sit on one place and other family members, neighbours, friends, relatives gift them something. They all give blessings to the couple for their better life and happiest future.
The first Lohri of a new born baby is also celebrated in grand way. It is the most important occasion for the new born in the family. Everyone welcome new one in the family by gifting needed things to the baby. Mother of the baby sit at one place having a well dressed baby in her lap. Baby looks very nice in the new clothes, jewelleries and mehendi on the hands. Baby gets lots of gifts (including clothes, jewelleries, fruits, peanuts, sweets, etc) from both side like maternal grandparents and paternal grandparents.

MODERN TRADITION OF LOHRI FESTIVAL CELEBRATION

Now a day, the Lohri celebration has become modernized. Earlier, people were used to of gifting gajaks and til however, modern people has started gifting chocolate cakes and chocolate gajaks. Because of the increasing pollution in the environment, people become highly aware and very conscious about their environment protection and its safety while celebrating Lohri. They do not cut lots of trees for lighting bon-fire during Lohri instead they try new tree plantation during this occasion.

SIGNIFICANCE OF LOHRI FESTIVAL CELEBRATION

The main crop of the winter called wheat is sown in the October however harvested in the end March or start of April. Before cutting, collecting and bringing crop to home, farmers celebrate this Lohri festival and enjoy. It falls in the mid of January month according to Hindu calendar when sun becomes farthest from the earth. Celebrating Lohri is the indication of end of winter season and start of the spring season gradually. During the celebration people take bath in the river Gange in order to get free form there all sins.
Everyone celebrate this festival to get fertility and prosperity for whole life. It is the most auspicious day which indicates the entry of sun in to the Makar Rashi which starts from 14th of January and ends at 14th of July. Some people celebrate it as an end means last day of the Maargazhi month (9th month according to the lunar calendar).

HISTORY BEHIND CELEBRATION OF LOHRI FESTIVAL

There is a very old history behind celebrating the Lohri festival. It marks the occurrence of New Year and start of spring season as well as the end of winter season. People believed that the night of Lohri becomes the longest night of the year from then every day starts getting big and nights gets shorter gradually. It is celebrated in the praise of Dulha Batti who was a Muslim robber in the time of King Akbar. He was used to of stealing wealth from rich people’s home and distributing them to the poor people. He was like hero of the poor people and helpless people as he saved lives of various girls who taken away from their home forcibly by strangers. He helped helpless girls in their marriages by paying dowries. So, people started celebrating the Lohri festival praising the Dulha Bhatti for his lots of helps and great works for poor people.
Occurrence of Lohri indicates the movement of sun from South towards North, and enters to Tropic of Capricorn from Tropic of Cancer. Lohri festival is dedicated to the God Sun and Fire. It is one of the happiest occasions for every Punjabi. Sun and Fire indicates the largest source of energy as well as spiritual strength to which people worship to get blessings. People offer some food-offerings to their deity such as peanuts, sweets, popcorn, til-chirva, revaries, gajak, etc. It is celebrated by the people of both religions Sikhs and Hindus.

CUSTOMS AND LEGENDS OF LOHRI FESTIVAL

On the day of Lohri in the early morning, children of the house go outside and demands some money and eatables including til or sesame seeds, gajak, peanuts, gur, sweets, rewri, etc. They also sing a song praising Dulha Batti who was a hero for Punjabi people.
People get together in the evening after sunset where they lit a huge bonfire to the harvested fields. People make circle, sings song and dance around the bonfire. They throw some rice, popcorn or other eatables to the fire while shouting loudly as “Aadar aye dalider jaye” means they call lots of honour to home and remove poverty. They pray to their God Agni and Sun for the land abundance and prosperity. After the pooja ceremony they meet their friends, relatives, neighbours, etc and distribute greetings, gifts, Prasad and lots of wishes. They enjoy eating dinner of delicious foods like makki-ki-roti and sarson-ka-saag. They make kheer of sugar cane juice as a sweet dish to especially celebrate this day.
They do special type of dance called Bhangra dance till late night on the beat of dhol and drum. The day after Lohri is called as Maghi day which indicates the start of Magh month. People take holy dip in the Gange River and give some donations to poor at this auspicious day. They arrange a great feast on the birth of new baby and newlywed couple in the home. They dance on the traditional bhangra songs on the rhythm of music instruments like dhol, gidda and drum. It is a great festival when people get together by taking some break to their busy schedule or job and share their company. This huge celebration brings the feeling of oneness and brotherhood to all. People give lots of thanks to their Almighty for happy and prosperous life on the earth.