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My Dear Indians, On Holi we had talked about Vikram Samvat Panchang that started in 56 BC. This calendar is followed by Hindus across the world. There is one more calendar that is followed in India which is called शक संवत . This calendar started in the year 78 CE during the time of Shalivahana (शालिवाहन ) rulers. Today it is Gregorian Year 2022. As per शक संवत this is year 1944 Please note that शक संवत is a Solar Calendar unlike Vikram Samvat which is a Lunar calendar The calendar consists of 365 days and 12 months like the normal Gregorian calendar. 65 years back on this day- 22 March 1957- शक संवत पंचांग was adopted as The National calendar of India. शक संवत पंचांग is used along with Gregorian calendar for the official purposes like Gazette of India, News broadcast by All India Radio, Calendars issued by the Government of India, Government communications etc You might have noticed stone plates installed outside Govt buildings which read like...... "इस भवन का शिलान्यास २२ मार्च २

My Dear Indians, We will be celebrating Holi on 18 March 2022. Last year (2021) Holi was celebrated on 29 March. Tell me - Why is Holi celebrated on different dates every year ? Why does Holi not fall on the same date every year ? Holi is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Falgun फाल्गुन of the Hindu Calendar- Vikram Samvat calendar विक्रम संवत पंचांग. This calendar does not match one-to-one with the calendar (January- December) that we follow in our daily live. There are two ways in which a Calendar Year is calculated. One is called a Solar Year. The other one is called a Lunar Year . Solar Year Time taken by the earth to revolve around the sun once is called one Solar Year. This time is 365 days January to December year that we normally follow is a Solar Year. This calendar is called "Gregorian Calendar". This is named after Pope Gregory. The predecessor of Gregorian Calendar was 'Julian Calendar' that was made by Julius Caesar of Rome. This calendar ha