In American literature, the term realism encompasses the period of time from the Civil War to the turn of the century during which William Dean Howells, Rebecca Harding Davis, Henry James, Mark Twain, and others wrote fiction devoted to accurate representation and an exploration of American lives in various contexts.
Pongal is the first day of Uttarayana and coincides with the beginning of the Tamil month of Thai. Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festivals of southern India, mainly Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Hindu Festival Dates in 2017 - Hindu Festival Calendar 2017 - Important Hinduism Religion Festival. This is a list of important Hindu festival dates in 2017 based on various regional Hindu calendars. The same festival might be celebrated a day earlier or later in different parts of India. Some of the most important festivals in Hinduism are Diwali, Navratri, Sri Krishna Jayanti, Ganesh Chaturthi, Mahashivratri, Onam, Pongal etc. Hindu Festivals 2017 based on Hindu traditional calendar - India Standard Time.