पाडव्याला केलेला संकल्प वर्षभर टिकावा, हीच खरी प्रार्थना.

The new year doesn't ask permission — it arrives with the gudi, ready or not.

Happy Gudi Padwa — here's to a year of health and happiness.

Every culture has its new year — ours comes with a flag on a bamboo pole and sugar around our necks.

The flag goes up, the rangoli spreads at the doorstep, and somehow hope feels louder than usual today.