It is also the time when the Punjabis, Bengalis, Assamese, Malayalees and many other communities bring in the new year. It is a time for new beginnings....A point of interest is that the food eaten at this time has one dish which blends sweet and sour, chilli hot, sweet, sour, and bitter flavors - to remind us that life is all of these...
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