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PM Narendra Modi eulogises Sun on Makar Sankranti, pens poem in Gujarati

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted the poem written in Gujarati, his mother tongue, after extending greetings to people on Makar Sankranti which was celebrated on Thursday. 

Jan 14, 2021, 21:32 PM IST

Here's how India celebrates 'Makar Sankranti'

The term 'Sankranti' means movement and 'Makara' represents Capricorn. Thus, it defines the movement of sun into the zodiac sign of 'Makara'.

Jan 12, 2016, 15:55 PM IST