Baisakhi 2014

Happy Baisakhi!

Today was Baisakhi, the Hindu New Year. An auspicious day, it marked the confluence of several harvest festivals celebrated by different communities between April 13 and 15 – Vishukani by the Malayalees, Puthandu by Tamilians, Poila Baisakh by Bengalis, Bishubh Sankranti by the Oriyas, Rongila Bihu by the Assamese and so forth.

Yusuf Rassiwala speaks of the film

Community feasting and entertainment programmes were organized on a grand scale over the past three days in the neighboring Celebration Club and Lokhandwala Garden No 2 as part of the New Year festivities. But for us at the Garden, it was business as usual this morning – except for the customary chorus of wishing one another, “Happy Baisakhi – Happy Baisakhi – Hey!” at the end of the exercises. Indeed, Happy Baisakhi to all.
Yusuf Rassiwala had an announcement to make. His grandson, Hosein (a gifted child actor) plays an important part in the just-released Amitabh Bachchan-starrer, Bhoothnath Returns. It is a film about the camaraderie shared between a friendly ghost and a bunch of kids which goes on to assume political overtones. “Apart from being a rollicking comedy, the picture holds contemporary relevance in view of the current Lok Sabha elections,” Yusuf informed, exhorting everyone to watch the film in the nearest cineplex.
So it was decided on-the-spot that we would all go for the afternoon show at Cinemax this Wednesday (April 16) to watch Bhoothnath Returns. Yusuf agreed to book tickets en-bloc for us.
Harish Wadhwa:
Baisakhi di twanu sabnu, bahut bahut vadhaiyaan. Nacho te gao, bhangra pao, khushi manao!