A solemn occasion for the young among us to be initiated to the world of letter via ‘hathe-khori’ Saraswati puja signals an end to the winter and Basant Panchami comes alive to red and white bordered sarees, recitations and songs – occasions for all of us, to dip into and introduce our younger generation too. Importantly, no studies and no reading, not even text messages or FB or twitter updates permitted!