India, Jan. 23 -- Basant Panchami is celebrated at the end of winters and the arrival of the season of growth, teaching and learning, an occasion to instigate fresh hope in us at every moment. People in India are celebrating Basant Panchami as an occasion to commemorate Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom, creativity and different forms of thirst for knowledge on January 23, 2026 as well as on the following years.

The fifth of each January marks the beginning of Basant Panchami, also referred to as Vasant Panchami and Saraswati Puja which marks the beginning of spring in addition to intellectual development. More than 705 school-based institutions in northern and eastern India celebrate Saraswati Puja on Basant Panchami, marking its signifi...