 Today is Makara Sankaranthi. Makara meaning winter time or time when the sun is at the lowest in the northern hemisphere. Sankaranthi is such a movement. We have moved from one face on this planet to the next face. This is Makara Sankaranthi. This means our relationship with the sun, which is the very source of our life on this planet is changing. When I say relationship with the sun is changing. People who live in Mumbai, in Delhi and in all the big cities and in many parts of the country are right now fearing the summer, the heat, the lack of water, maybe the power cuts and many other inconveniences that happen to you. You must understand right now we begin to rule the very source of our life with this. From a leaf, a plant, a tree, two insect worm, man, woman, child, every other creature on this planet is solar powered. Sun is the basis of our existence, but we are fearing this because when the sun begins to go in full glory, we don't have a tree to sit under. We have ripped this country apart in our quest for whatever. Essentially, it is just ignorance that we have done this. It is time we put back. When the sun comes up, should your children not have a tree to sit under or climb upon? Should there not be enough vegetation, enough water in the land? To this Makarishankaranti, I want all of you to take this up in your life in whatever capacity you can do that we must become competent enough. The future generations in this country should become competent enough to joyfully welcome the summer. This is only possible if we create a conducive atmosphere in nature where the land is rich with vegetation, water resource and the soil is rich to hold the water. Only then we can truly, genuinely celebrate Makarishankaranti. All the best for you when this Makarishankaranti sun is anyway going to come. You are up to handling it or not is the only question. Let's make this happen.