falls on April 15. Celebrations occur in Bengal, Tripura, and Bangladesh. The day marks the start of the Bengali calendar. Festivities include dance, music, and food. Haal Khata is observed.

The Sankranti moment marking the transition will occur at 3:30 AM on Monday, April 14. The Bengali calendar commences with the month of Boishakh, which aligns with the harvest season. Hence ...

Kolkata: In the age of cloud computing and digital accounting, the humble haalkhata — the traditional ledger — has scripted a cultural comeback this Poila Baisakh. Haalkhata marks the ...

marks the beginning of the traditional Bengali calendar. In 2025, Pohela Boishakh will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 15, welcoming the Bengali year 1432. The Sankranti moment, which signifies ...

The name itself means First of Baishakh, the first month of the Bengali calendar. Pahela Baishakh now falls on the 14 of April of the Georgian calendar, and it is a day of joyous celebration in ...

In 2025, Poila Boishakh will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 15, as the start of the new year of the Bengali calendar. For those unfamiliar, Poila or Pohela means "first"-referring to the first ...

It all started with a king’s command and the struggles of farmers. But over time, Pohela Boishakh became much more than just a calendar fix—it turned into a celebration of people, pride, and protest.

The much-awaited festival of Bengalis, Pohela Boisakh, also called as Shubho Noboborsho or Poila Baisakh, is widely celebrated in West Bengal, parts of Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. Many seem to ...

Pohela Boishakh, also known as Naba Barsha (নববর্ষ), is the first day of the Bengali calendar. The word Pohela means first, and Boishakh is the name of the first month of the Bengali year.

Berhampore: Bengali new year is going to be celebrated in historic Murshidabad district in various ways. Mongal shova yatra ( people 's welfare march) will be observed on the early morning of ...