AWAKENINGS

This budget was the 6th union budget for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and  by this, she had set a record by presenting six Budgets in a row — five annual Budgets and one interim — a feat achieved so far only by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The interim budget – a short-term financial plan – seeks Parliament’s nod for a grant in advance to meet the government’s essential expenditure for the first four months of the new financial year. With confidence, Nirmala Sitharaman said that the full-fledged budget will be presented by the Modi Government after getting the people’s mandate for the third term in succession. The goal was already set by the Modi Government to make India ‘Viksit Bharat’ (meaning developed India’ by 2047 and hence the next 23 years with 23 full-fledged budgets the Modi Sarkar is confident of achieving “Prosperous Bharat in harmony with nature, with modern infrastructure, and providing opportunities for all citizens and all regions to reach their potential”

  Thai Pusam are two Tamil Words.   The first word Thai means month and the second one Poosammeans star and hence the words denote Pusamin the month of Thai.   Thai Pusamis the festival, which is mainly celebrated in Tamil Nadu.  Thaipusam festival is celebrated to honourLord Murugan, the Hindu god of war, for his victory over Surapadman with a vel, a heavenly spear bestowed by Parvati.   Yellow is Lord Murugan'sfavouritecolour and Panchamirthamis his favouriteone for Abhisheka and Neivedya.     Thaipusam is observed by Tamil speaking Indians in Sri Lanka, South East Asia notably in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, other countries with significant people of Tamil origin like Fiji, Mauritius, South Africa and Canada, Caribbean countries including Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname, countries with significant Indian migrants including United States and Australia.   It is a holiday in Mauritius, many states in Malaysia and in the Indian state of Tam