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Happy Vasant Panchami 2025: Celebrating the Arrival of Spring and the Goddess of Knowledge

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Basant Panchami, also known as Vasant Panchami, is a significant festival in the Hindu calendar that marks the arrival of spring. This vibrant and colorful festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the Magha month, which usually falls in late January or early February.

Basant Panchami is dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge, music, arts, and culture. The festival celebrates the goddess’s birthday and is considered an auspicious day for learning, creativity, and self-improvement.

During Basant Panchami, people worship Goddess Saraswati and offer prayers to seek her blessings. They also wear yellow clothes, which symbolize wisdom, knowledge, and happiness. The festival is celebrated with great fervor and enthusiasm, with people participating in cultural events, music concerts, and art exhibitions.

In today’s fast-paced world, Basant Panchami serves as a reminder of the importance of knowledge, creativity, and self-improvement. The festival encourages us to pursue our passions, develop new skills, and cultivate a love for learning.

How to Celebrate Basant Panchami

Here are some ways to celebrate Basant Panchami:

  • Worship Goddess Saraswati and offer prayers to seek her blessings.
  • Wear yellow clothes to symbolize wisdom, knowledge, and happiness.
  • Participate in cultural events, music concerts, and art exhibitions.
  • Pursue a new hobby or skill to cultivate a love for learning.
  • Spend time with family and friends, and enjoy traditional foods and sweets.

Basant Panchami is a joyous and vibrant festival that celebrates the arrival of spring and the goddess of knowledge. By worshiping Goddess Saraswati, pursuing new skills, and cultivating a love for learning, we can make the most of this auspicious day.

We wish you a Happy Basant Panchami 2025! May Goddess Saraswati bless you with knowledge, wisdom, and creativity.

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Exclusive Interview with Samiksha Desai: A Journey of Passion, Perseverance, and Creativity

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Samiksha Desai is a talented actor who has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry. In this exclusive interview, Samiksha opens up about her childhood, her journey into acting, and her experiences in the industry.

Samiksha grew up in Panjim, Goa, and spent her vacations with her cousins in Margao. She fondly remembers her aunt teaching her handwriting and the fun times she had with her cousins. Her childhood experiences have shaped her into the person she is today.

Samiksha’s father played a crucial role in her decision to pursue acting. He enrolled her in the Kala Academy School of Drama in 2007, and she has been hooked on acting ever since. Her most memorable role to date was in the play “Aks Paheli” during her school days.

Samiksha believes in keeping things simple and setting clear boundaries between her personal and professional life. She prioritizes her work and personal time, takes breaks, and does things she enjoys. Open communication with her colleagues and family also helps her maintain a healthy balance.

Samiksha’s passion for acting is driven by the excitement of learning new things and making a difference. She loves being creative, solving problems, and seeing the impact of her work on others.

Samiksha has faced challenges in the industry, including being judged for her career choice. However, her father’s support and her own determination have helped her overcome these obstacles. Her advice to young talent is to stay true to themselves, focus on refining their skills, and be patient and persistent.

Samiksha’s goal for the next chapter of her life and work is to grow, take on new challenges, and enjoy the process. She wants to build strong connections with people, collaborate on projects, and find a balance between her passions and her job.

Samiksha Desai is a talented actor from Goa, India. She has been active in the entertainment industry for several years and has worked on various projects, including plays and events. Samiksha is passionate about her craft and is committed to continuously improving her skills and taking on new challenges.

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Breaking Barriers: Serendipity Arts Festival 2024

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A unique experiential programme at the ongoing Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) 2024 has given a different twist to the concept of ‘blind dating’. 

Among the highlights of the festival’s 9th edition is the innovative ‘Blind Date with Friends,’ an experiential programme designed to foster deeper connections and mutual understanding. Participants are paired with visually impaired individuals for a journey through the festival’s exhibits, sharing conversations, meals and art experiences. “The process itself is the art,” explains Salil Chaturvedi, the programme’s curator, emphasising how such encounters break barriers and celebrate the richness of diverse perspectives.

Goa-based Salil Chaturvedi, an acclaimed writer, poet and disability campaigner, has virtually redefined the intersection of art and accessibility at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2024. Known for his poignant works in poetry and fiction, as well as groundbreaking advocacy, Salil has steered SAF 2024’s accessibility-focused initiatives, creating inclusive spaces where creativity and community meet.

This year’s accessibility interventions aimed to set a benchmark for inclusive art spaces, which included tactile exhibits and ramps to outdoor rest areas and wheelchair-friendly installations. A professional access audit guided these changes, ensuring thoughtful infrastructure upgrades across heritage venues. Additionally, initiatives like a deaf poetry jam and tactile art workshops brought artists with disabilities to the forefront, challenging traditional notions of visibility in art.

Salil’s collaboration with differently-abled artists has been transformative. “For the first time, we prioritised their presence not just as participants but as curators and creators,” he shared. Projects like ‘Nature’s Symphony: A Bird Watching Adventure’, where visually impaired individuals explore nature, and others where they create art from beach waste and the tactile design programme, ‘Touched’, crafted with input from blind schools, highlighted how sensory and emotional experiences can redefine art.

Through these efforts, Salil envisions a future where inclusivity is the norm, rather than the exception. “The mindset shift is key,” he stressed, advocating for leadership roles for people with disabilities in cultural institutions. By blending empathy, technology and innovative programming, his vision offered a roadmap for inclusive art, fostering a space where everyone can contribute and experience its transformative power.