या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्ति रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तय नमस्तस्य नमस्तस्य ,नमो नमः ।।

Hello friends, 

How are you ? 

Hope you are fine and doing well because second wave of corona virus is now in India. From January 2021 until March everything was okay. With covid vaccination starting we thought that finally we will get rid of this pandemic but unfortunately we are facing the same challenge once again . This second  wave of covid is spreading faster across India and around globe. Lets hope to beat this wave too, like the first one by staying indoors, wearing masks and maintaining social distance.

Friends, I had planned a lot of things for Holi but covid came back and spoiled some of the fun. However somehow me and my friends played Holi for some time, though celebration was a bit low-key,yet we celebrated with full zeal and enthusiasm.

From 13 April Navratras  have started. First day of navratri is celebrated as gudi padwa,in Maharashtra and Ugadi in Andhara Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.The word Ugadi is derived from the word Yugadi which is a combination of two words Yug which means age and adi which means beginning of something .According to Hindu mythology it is believed that it was on this day that Lord Brahma created Universe. Hence,Gudi padwa and Ugadi are celebrated as new year as per  Hindu calendar. So wish you all A Very Happy New Year and Happy Navratri🙂

During Navratri I do puja with my dadi and this year also I am doing the same. I am also staying home, wearing mask, keeping social distance as well as  keeping myself engaged in creative activities. As you can see at the top of the page, I have made a painting of devi ji for navratri. It has somehow become a ritual for me to paint something related to the festival being celebrated.

This month there are so many festivals!! The month started with Good Friday and Easter. And now Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Baishakhi, Bihu are being celebrated .Even holy month of Muslims,Ramadan or ramazan has also started where they will be fasting for a month and then will celebrate Eid-Ul-Fitr.Today , people in Bengal are celebrating Poila Baishak, or Bengali New Year which is the first day of the bengali calendar which originated in ancient India.Phew!!!! So many new years, isn't it friends?In India we can celebrate New Years throughout the year 😉😉.Then on 21st we will be celebrating lord Ram's birthday as Ram Navmi. 

 Pandemic or no pandemic we Indians celebrate all festivals whole heartedly.🙂🙂

You know friends though we are rejoicing and celebrating yet something seems amiss. Sometimes I feel so angry. Corona virus last year kept us locked  in our houses but this year started on a good note. I had started playing with my friends but now again meeting with friends has stopped and I am feeling sad☹️ 

On 26th of January a Republic Day party was held in our society but now everything has stopped again.Our holi celebration was scrapped off and I felt so so bad. Well friends, what to do, we have, also, to take care of ourselves.

So friends you should also take care of yourselves and of your loved ones as the 2nd wave of Covid is spreading faster so stay safe and Happy Navratri...

#stay home # stay safe

P.S. Friends ,I feel immense pleasure to inform you all that I have completed one year of writing my blog. I started this journey of writing on 20 March 2020 and it's been a year since then. Friends, I thank you all for encouraging and inspiring me and accompanying me on this journey. Without your love and support it would have not been possible. I hope you will keep loving and supporting my blogs like earlier. Thanks a lot to you all .🙏🏻🙏🏻