EXCLUSIVE: Thanking Nature is the only way to survive, says Nitu Chandra

Nitu whatrsquos the significance behind Chhath PujaWe all worship and thank Nature because of whom we survive and what we are today Chhath Puja is all about thanking nature because our existence as our survival is dependent on them Its all about keeping our tradition aliveDuring the pooja we worship Lord Sun Why is thatWe worship Lord Sun because it is the super power from which we get the light energy and the whole universe revolves aroundAlso Read Manya Singh broke down while talking about how badly she got trolledWomen fast today as today is Chhath Pujahellip RightActually all the women fast 2 days yesterday and today for Chhath Puja and that too without water Today evening everyone does the Puja and tomorrow in the morning the devotees finish their Puja and then consume foodSince when you have been doing Chhath PujaThis is the ritual of our house my grandmother great grandmother aunty and mom have been doing Puja since my childhood I inperson dont do Chhath Puja because in our family only married women do the PujaIs it possible to do Chhath Puja despite todayrsquos hectic schedulesIm always a part of Chhath Puja no matter what schedule is in those 2 days Everybody is devoted and working around Chhath Puja in those days supporting the ones who are fasting Also we have been making the videos of Chhath from last 6 years This year it will mark our seventh edition of Chhath music video which has been sung by Sunidhi ChauhanDo the ladies do the puja alone or in groupsWe do it in group and even men do it as we are thanking and showing our gratitude towards the nature universe and sun If youre from joint family everyone does it Hence in order to pay gratitude you fast and dont eat anything provided by natureIts seen that the concept of Chhath Puja is kind of diminishing in todays digital age What is it that you want to tell the GenZ in order to continue the ritual of Chhath Puja Wellhellip its the only Puja in the world where we worship Nature and I think Gen Z has to understand that worshipping Nature is the most natural thing to do as it has nothing to do with religion caste creed or any kind of superstition Every human being will only survive when you show that care towards Mother Nature Also my brother Nitin Neera Chandra says that the urban people have to take responsibility of the rural people as they wait the whole year to sell their stuffs created from Nature I feel that todays digital world should know that thanking Nature is the only way to surviveAlso Read Ranbir Kapoor to appear in special dance number for Bosco Martiss Rocket GangYour message to MidDay readers on the occasion of Chhath Puja My brother Nitin Neera Chandra the national awardwinning director from Bihar has always come up with messagefilled music videos since the past 7 years I really want everyone to support such causes