Greetings on occasion of FESTIVAL LOHIRI

                                     Today is Lohri

The history of Lohri, a seasonal festival of North India is as old as that of story of Indus Valley civilization itself. The Festival of Lohri marks the beginning of the end of winter and the coming of spring. The fires lit at night, the hand warming, the song and dance and the coming together of an otherwise atomized community are only some of the features of this festival. The Lohri of north India coincides with Makar Sankranti, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Magha Bihu in Assam and Tai Pongal in Kerala.

There are some interesting socio-cultural and folk-legends connected with Lohri.Dulla Bhatti, like Robin Hood, robbed the rich and gave to the poor. The people of the area loved and respected him. He once rescued a girl from kidnappers and adopted her as his daughter. His people would remember their hero every year on Lohri. Groups of children moved from door to door, singing the Dulla Bhatti folk-song: "Dulla Bhatti ho! Dulle ne dhi viyahi ho! Ser shakar pai ho!" 

Lohri is essentially a festival dedicated to fire and the Sun god. It is the time when the Sun transits the zodiac sign Makar (Capricorn) and moves towards Uttarayan.. The new configuration lessens the ferocity of winter and brings warmth to the Earth. It is to ward off the bitter chill of the month of December/January that people light bonfires, dance around it in a mood of bonhomie and celebrate Lohri.

Dr IT Group wishes you a very happy Lohri. May the Lohri fire burns all the moments of sadness and brings you warmth of joy and happiness and love…

Let us all rejoice on this happy,auspicious occasion & pray for 20 January 2016 SC Bench hearing to HERALD a NEW LEASE OF LIFE & LIVING FOR EMBATTLED PENSIONERS, LOCKED UP IN A GRUELLING ,ARDUOUS LEGAL BATTLE,WIND VERY MUCH FAVOURABLE TO THE ELDER, MATURE, BALANCED  FRATERNITY OF PENSIONERS

GREETINGS

RBKISHORE

VP,AIRIEF