It was the harvest festival in January called Sankranti on the land of the Deccan Plateau in the State of Telangana in South India. We were in the office of the Deccan Development Society in Zaheerabad Block in Medak district. And since I am from the capital city of Hyderabad, it was close to two hours from my residence to reach that place. It was a special and a festive season. Women from all over the villages, dressed in traditional sarees and tribal women in lambada dresses, were all excited for the “Seed Festival”. I could smell the grains everywhere and I could hear the sound of the bangles of women settling down under the tree with their produce of millet. Just a few months before that, I remember participating in the “Gattu” festival ritual in the same place. On that day, the seeds that were about to be planted were worshipped in front of the local deity. And now after a few months, we are here with the women to celebrate the “Suggi Panduga” or simply called the harvest festival. It is a festival celebrating farmers’ produce and marking the end of harvesting season and a subsequent time for harvesting.