Unravelling the Threads of Time The Calendar Reforms Committee’s task was formidable, made more difficult by the fact that around that time, there were over 30 calendars in use in different parts of the country, each calendar having its unique narrative, obsessing the minds of the people in that region and reflecting a deep power struggle of hegemonic assertions. The competingContinue reading “India’s National Calendar: Part II”
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India’s National Calendar: Part I
Unravelling the Threads of Time None of the major civilizations of the world ever celebrated New Year at a time that coincided with the first January of Gregorian calendar. The Mesopotamians, The Egyptian, the Chinese, the Persians, none of these older civilizations ushered in the new year on January the first. And it was certainlyContinue reading “India’s National Calendar: Part I”
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