Makar Sankranti is the first festival of the year, so one celebrates it with enthusiasm. I will be celebrating at home with a pooja as the day is auspicious and signifies new beginnings. As kids, we used to gorge on til laddoos, but now I love having gud chikki. As Covid is still around, we will celebrate the festival at home and will light kandils on my terrace.
Kavita Awaasthi
I’m going to miss going to Baroda, Gujarat. Usually, my friends who are abroad, fly down to celebrate Uttarayan but, this year, it will be boring. Even if they were here, it wouldn’t have been the same as the festival is about flying kites, eating together in a group which isn’t possible during Covid. I look forward to being together with my loved ones and eating undhiyu, chikki and jalebi. orging on til laddoos and gud chikkis while celebrating the festival in a low-key manner at home, these celebs reminisce about the fun times when they enjoyed kite flying and the energy of having friends and family around during the Makar Sankranti and Uttarayan celebrations. Shrenu Parikh Rashami Desai
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When in Ahmedabad, I would celebrate in a big way but celebrating Uttarayan, as we call it in Gujarat, isn’t the same in Mumbai. I was in Gujarat last year, it was a lot of fun as all our cousins come together and fly kites on the terrace. It is good family fun with lots of chatting, food, especially undhiyu. It’s an all-day affair as we have a snack party on the terrace to enjoy the sun. Manav Gohil Helly Shah
A lot has changed in the last year, especially the way we look at festivities or how we celebrate them. Gujarat won’t be as vibrant and colourful as the skies will be a bit dull, thanks to the corrective phase that all of us went through. I will celebrating Uttarayan this year with gusto. I won’t miss the food, as my mum is here from Baroda and she has got a lot of goodies.
I remember flying kites every year when I was in Kolkata and I miss the adrenaline rush. I would love to take half a day off and fly kites and shout ‘kai po che’ when I cut someone’s kite. Being on the terrace with chai and pakoda and enjoying the energy of fellow kite fliers is fun. But today, we’ve realised how harmful it is for birds, so you give it a miss. I’ll enjoy til laddoos made by mum. Sharad Malhotra