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, vrats, daily panchang etc... based on the Hindu calendar, the traditional lunar calendar followed in India. Public holidays, hindu religious events, date as per Vikram samvat calendar along with lunar months are also displayed on this calendar. Given below is the Hindu calendar 2017 for the current month April 2017.