Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – Gujarati New Year / Bestu Varas
The first workday after Diwali feels different.
Ahmedabad is slowly waking up – the streets still smell of incense and sweet pastries.
For Aanya Patelamiya, this Wednesday means more than just the start of a new sprint week:
It’s Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year, and thus a new beginning – both personally and professionally.
🌿 A Morning Full of Signs
The sun shines on the fresh rangoli in front of the door.
Aanya lights a small diya, opens Slack – and finds a message right at the top of the #team-bestforming channel.
Sender: Dr. AuDHS, Product Owner of the bestforming project.
Dr. AuDHS (PO)
Subject: Saal Mubarak, Team! 💫
Dear Aanya, dear colleagues in Ahmedabad,
for Bestu Varas, I wish you – on behalf of the entire bestforming team – a new year full of Shubh (favor) and Labh (value).
May your ideas be as clear as the light of the diyas,
your code as stable as the trust of our clients
and your releases as joyful as the laughter of your families last night.
For Aanya personally:
Thank you for your focus, your eye for the essentials
and the warmth you bring to every review.
For everyone:
May 2082 V.S. help you grow – in skill, connection, and meaning.
Happy New Year – Saal Mubarak!
With warm regards,
Dr. AuDHS
Product Owner, bestforming
✨ Aanya’s Moment
Aanya reads the message twice.
A smile spreads – somewhere between pride and silence.
She responds with a simple emoji: 🪔
Then she opens the repository – as tradition requires during Chopda Pujan.
Not to commit, but to begin.
New year, new roadmap, same vision: impact with heart.
In the afternoon, the team meets virtually.
No sprint planning, no backlog refinement – just greetings, light, gratitude.
And while the last diyas go out outside, Aanya knows:
The real lights remain – in people, code, and small gestures across time zones.
🕊️ Conclusion
Thus ends a festival that lives in Gujarat between tradition and technology.
For Aanya and the bestforming team, Bestu Varas means not just a new year,
but a promise:
Connection, clarity, and trust – in every commit, in every conversation, in every new beginning.