{"id":12097,"date":"2025-10-22T12:20:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestforming.de\/blog\/zwischen-neujahr-und-notification-aanyas-bestu-varas-beginnt-mit-einer-nachricht\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:09:20","slug":"zwischen-neujahr-und-notification-aanyas-bestu-varas-beginnt-mit-einer-nachricht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestforming.de\/en\/blog\/zwischen-neujahr-und-notification-aanyas-bestu-varas-beginnt-mit-einer-nachricht\/","title":{"rendered":"Between New Year and Notification \u2013 Aanya’s Bestu Varas begins with a message"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 \u2013 Gujarati New Year \/ Bestu Varas<\/p>\n

The first workday after Diwali feels different.<\/p>\n

Ahmedabad slowly awakens \u2013 the streets still smell of incense and sweet pastries.<\/p>\n

For Aanya Patelamiya, this Wednesday means more than just the start of a new sprint week:<\/p>\n

It is Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year, and thus a new beginning \u2013 both personally and professionally.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf3f A morning full of signs<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sun shines on the fresh rangoli in front of the door.<\/p>\n

Aanya lights a small diya, opens Slack \u2013 and finds a message right at the top of the #team-bestforming channel.<\/p>\n

Sender: Dr. AuDHS, Product Owner of the bestforming project.<\/p>\n

Dr. AuDHS (PO)<\/p>\n

Subject: Saal Mubarak, Team! \ud83d\udcab<\/p>\n

Dear Aanya, dear colleagues in Ahmedabad,<\/p>\n

for Bestu Varas, I wish you \u2013 on behalf of the entire bestforming team \u2013 a new year full of Shubh (favor) and Labh (value).<\/p>\n

May your ideas be as clear as the light of the diyas,<\/p>\n

your code as stable as the trust of our clients<\/p>\n

and your releases as joyful as the laughter of your families last night.<\/p>\n

For Aanya personally:<\/p>\n

Thank you for your focus, your eye for the essentials<\/p>\n

and the warmth you bring to every review.<\/p>\n

For everyone:<\/p>\n

May 2082 V.S. help you grow \u2013 in skill, connection, and meaning.<\/p>\n

Happy New Year \u2013 Saal Mubarak!<\/p>\n

With warm regards,<\/p>\n

Dr. AuDHS<\/p>\n

Product Owner, bestforming<\/p>\n

\u2728 Aanya’s moment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aanya reads the message twice.<\/p>\n

A smile spreads \u2013 somewhere between pride and silence.<\/p>\n

She responds with a simple emoji: \ud83e\ude94<\/p>\n

Then she opens the repository \u2013 as tradition requires during Chopda Pujan.<\/p>\n

Not to commit, but to begin.<\/p>\n

New year, new roadmap, same vision: impact with heart.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, the team meets virtually.<\/p>\n

No sprint planning, no backlog refinement \u2013 just greetings, light, gratitude.<\/p>\n

And while the last diyas go out outside, Aanya knows:<\/p>\n

The real lights remain \u2013 in people, code, and small gestures across time zones.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thus ends a festival that lives in Gujarat between tradition and technology.<\/p>\n

For Aanya and the bestforming team, Bestu Varas means not just a new year,<\/p>\n

but a promise:<\/p>\n

Connection, clarity, and trust \u2013 in every commit, in every conversation, in every new beginning.<\/p>\n

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