Pahela Baishakh: Celebrating the First Day of the Bengali Calendar

Pahela Baishakh: Celebrating the First Day of the Bengali Calendar

The Bengali community all over the world celebrates Pahela Baishakh with great enthusiasm and spirit. It is the first day of the Bengali calendar, which falls on April 14th each year. Pahela Baishakh marks the start of the agricultural year in the Indian subcontinent and is celebrated as a harvest festival. But the significance of…