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INDIA   NATIONAL   Calendar
Saka   Calendar

Reason   and   Process
of   selecting
Indian   National   Calendar

There are different Calendar use in India at different locations by different group of peoples due to this reason Indian government want an accurate calendar based on scientific study and could be adopted throughout India.

Despite theis Indian government also attempt Rashtriya Panchangs but not able to find acceptance.

So , In 1952, Calendar Reform Committee was formed under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, whose head was an senior Indian Astrophysicist Dr. Meghnad Saha:-

Calendar Reform Committee undertake a detailed study of thirty calendars commonly use at different locations of India and in 1954 Calendar Reform Committee recommend a fixed tropical solar calender which tracks Earth's orbit around sun and months are fixed extra. They rejected tropical lunisolar calendar which is based on moon's phases extra.

Calendar Reform Committee also take detail of Saka Calendar because Saka Calendar is also a tropical Solar Calender.

Starting
of
Saka Calendar

Saka Calendar have a link with "Saka Era" which begin in 78 AD and it believed that Saka Era was founded by King Kanishka.

It also believed that King Shalivahana (or Salivahna) of Shatavahana dynasty, had started Saka Calendar after defeating Sakas.

So, Saka Calendar started from 78 CE (Common Era) by- King Shalivahana:-

Details
of
Saka Calendar

Saka Calendar (Shaka Calender) also known as Shalivahana Saka Calendar. Saka calendar is a solar or lunisolar calendar which mean that its dates indicates season. So, it mean that its system is related to the position of Sun or stars.

Similarity
of
Saka   Calendar
with
Gregorian   Calendar

Note :-

Gregorian Calender is widely used as solar calendar today and it introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct Julian Calendar inaccuracies.

Saka Calendar and Gregorian Calendar both have 365 days, 12 months and 7 days in a week.

Months   Similarity
of
Saka   Calendar
with
Gregorian   Calendar

Week   Similarity
of
Saka   Calendar
with
Gregorian   Calendar

Understanding
Saka   Calendar
with
Gregorian   Calendar

Saka Calendar year begins with Chaitra and which falls on 22^nd March (or 21^st March in a leap year) of Gregorian Calender.

Declaration   and   Usage
of
Indian   National   Calendar
Saka   Calendar

On 22^nd March 1957, Saka Calendar was officially adopted as National Calendar of India by Calendar Reform Committee which was formed and recommended by government of India who's aiming for Unified national civil calendar and replacing confusing regional system.

India National Calendar Saka Calendar is used alongside Gregorian Calendar in news broadcasts by All India Radio and in calendars and communications issued by government of India. India National Calendar Saka Calendar also used by Gazette of India which is a official public jurnal and authorized legal document of Indian Government:-

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