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Apart from binge eating on the delicacies and flying kites, today marks the beginning of Pongal. It's your turn to add some euphoria in this auspicious day. Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of the Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiacal sign of Makara (Capricorn) on its celestial path, which is the first transmute in the zodiac after the Winter. Makar Sankranti is celebrated in different manners across the Indian realm. The entire nation welcomes the new season of harvest in different styles, but with a single notion of joy. Andhra Pradesh and Telengana: Folks of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana celebrate this festival for four days. Viola! Four days... Each day has a significance with various aspects of the dawning season. Day 1: Bhogi : People throw away old household items and get new replacements, which marks the course of change. At the sunset, they light a bonfire where the old materials are discarded signifying the fire of knowle

Are you one of those peeps who have no new plans for this year just yet? New Year's planning sure goes on till the last minute, and you almost end up with an empty notepad... The fate clearly can't be like that for all, so never lose hope. We use the word 'busy' way too much. The so-called busy me says so especially when my mom asks for help and she would say, "You amount to nothing because you procrastinate things!" And hopelessly, I just reply, "Just wait..." Mothers are better than astrologers, right? We tend to go with the word busy as an excuse to swither on unpleasant tasks. We use it to sound important at work that we prioritize because being busy somehow equates to being successful. But you are never too busy for 10 minutes or so, which is all it takes to improve yourself just a little each day. Stop prioritizing the busy fragments of your life and make time for things that you must throw light such as constant development of your me