On Saturday, April 20, our Indian students celebrated «Vishu 2024», the astrological new year of Malayalis. Vishu is also considered to be a harvest festival in Kerala. Various cultural events and a traditional feast was organised by the students on the occasion.

Vishu is one of the most popular South Indian festivals and it is widely celebrated inKerala and Tamil Nadu. It is the traditional New Year for the residents of these states. The people living in this region speak Malayalam language, it is also known as the Malayalam New Year.

Malayalee people celebrate Vishu as the New Year Day celebration. Usually, the Vishu festival falls in the month of April. The start of the month in which this festival is celebrated is known as Medam in Malayalam calendar. 2024 Vishu festival date is on 15th of April. Every year the official date of Vishu is set by the Indian National Calendar.

In Sanskrit language 'Vishu' means 'equal' and it is not only a festival of Malayalees. The festival is celebrated all across India with different names. In Assam Vishu festival is celebrated as Bihu where as in Punjab the festival is recalled as Baisakhi.