“In Punjab Baisakhi marks the harvest season and the Sikh New Year,” he says adding, “And in the state there are fairs and cultural programs everywhere, but we grew up in Delhi and our one customary ritual was going to gurdwara and offering prayers on Baisakhi. I remember how schools had cultural events on that day.”
Though having grown up now Arjan doesn’t associate god with a place of worship, he says to preserve memories one must repeat the habits from childhood. “I don’t find anything different that one can do rather than doing all the same things we did in our childhood to keep those memories strong and alive in our lives.” However, he adds, “For me, the simplest way to connect to the higher power doesn’t have to be only on festivals, it is an everyday practice.”
While modernity may have seeped into festivities too, the actor vies that some festivals like Baisakhi remain unaffected.
“I don’t think modernization has dimmed traditional fervor of festivals, especially that of Baisakhi and it is still celebrated with utmost glory and joy,” he says, adding, “Obviously with the whole digitisation it has become more about how things have become more technically rather than on ground.”
For Arjan, the simplest way to connect to god is, “I think doing good deeds, following the righteous path and keeping your conscience clean is my way of connecting to god, festival or otherwise.”
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