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Tamil Puthaandu is on Chithirai 1 and not Thai 1, Dravidoids’ attempt to Christianize the festival must be rejected lock, stock & barrel

“Tamil Puthaandu Is On Chithirai 1 And Not Thai 1, Dravidoids’ Attempt To Christianize The Festival Must Be Rejected Lock, Stock & Barrel”, The Commune Mag, April 14, 2023:

“Puthaandu or the Tamil New Year marks the first day of the first month (Chithirai) of the Hindu Tamil calendar that is based on the solar cycle. It usually falls on the 14th of April of the English Gregorian calendar.

Not just by Tamil Hindus, the commencement of the new year is celebrated as Vishu in Kerala, Rongali Bihu in Assam, Pohela Boisakh in Bengal, Bishuva Sankranti in Odisha, Jud Sheetal in parts of Bihar, etc. Even countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Bali, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, etc also celebrate the traditional New Year around this time.

However, the DMK and other ‘Dravidian Stockists’ observe Pongal (which occurs around January 14) as Tamil New Year as they argue that celebrating Chithirai 1 as the beginning of a new year amounts to following a ‘Brahmin-dominated’ or Sanskritic tradition which goes against Dravidian ideologies….”

Read the full article at Thecommunemag.com

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