On the occasion of Nuakhai Juhar Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended a greeting to the people and said, “Gratitude to our hardworking farmers for their exemplary work in feeding our nation.”
Taking to Twitter PM Modi said, “Nuakhai Juhar! Best wishes to everyone on this special day. This is an occasion to express gratitude to our hardworking farmers for their exemplary work in feeding our nation. May our society scale new heights of progress and may everyone be happy as well as healthy.”
Nuakhai Juhar! Best wishes to everyone on this special day. This is an occasion to express gratitude to our hardworking farmers for their exemplary work in feeding our nation. May our society scale new heights of progress and may everyone be happy as well as healthy.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 1, 2022
Moreover, in western Odisha and southern Chattisgarh, Nuakhai Juhar is celebrated and is celebrated to welcome the new season of rice. The work Nuakhai is a combination of two words ‘Nau’ which means rice and ‘Khai’ means denotes eat.