InFacts about India-08 February 2022

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Shillong is a hill station in the northeastern part of India and the capital of Meghalaya, which means “The Abode of Clouds”. It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district.

Shillong was a small village until 1864, when it became the new civil station of the Khasi and Jaintia hills. It remained the summer capital of Eastern Bengal and Assam for many years. In 1874, on the formation of Assam as a Chief Commissioner’s Province, it was chosen as the capital of the new administration. An earthquake destroyed the city in 1897, necessitating its complete rebuilding. In January 1972, Shillong became the capital of the newly formed state of Meghalaya.

VEDIK GYAN:

VASANT PUNCHAMI:
In sanskrit Vasanta means spring and Panchami is the fifth day of the fortnight of waxing moon (Shukla Paksha) in the Hindu month of Magh, January–February of English calendar.

Basant Panchami occurs when the vivid yellow blossoms of ripe mustard plants are in full bloom across rural India. Surprisingly, numerous spring flowers, including daffodils, are yellow everywhere over the world. Yellow spring flowers in India include marigolds (genda), night jasmine (sheuli), yellow Hyacinth, yellow lilies, and Forsythia shrubs. Therefore, yellow is the predominant colour of Basant Panchami, which, as the name implies, corresponds to the spring season.

On this day, Goddess Saraswati is worshipped to get enlightened with knowledge. Yellow is believed to be the favorite colour of the Goddess. Yellow-colored clothes are donned by people on this occasion while offering yellow flowers to the Goddess with a yellow tilak on their forehead. Yellow is also deeply associated with auspiciousness, wisdom, and teachers in India.

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*विद्यां ददाति विनयं,*
*विनयाद् याति पात्रताम्।*
*पात्रत्वात् धनमाप्नोति,*
*धनात् धर्मं ततः सुखम्*

Vidya Dadati Vinayam
Vinaya Dadati Paatrataam।
Paatratva Dhanamaapnoti,
Dhanaat Dharmam Tatah Sukham॥

Education makes one humble, humility makes one capable, Capacity allows one to make money, Money brings happiness